I'll consolidate the daily Trump bullshit here: Source: It was not clear what Mr. Trump meant by his request or his additional comment to Mr. McAleenan that he would pardon him if he encountered any legal problems as a result of taking the action. Is directing a public servant to commit a federal crime with the promise of a pardon in the event of conviction an impeachable offense? Asking for a friend. EDIT: Also, I think the question of dumping immigrants in sanctuary cities is an interesting one, but his motivations behind doing it are, well, deplorable. EDIT2: durrrr, I see it says almost exactly that in the article now, but that was my honest first impression tooPresident Trump last week urged Kevin McAleenan, whom he was about to name as acting secretary of homeland security, to close the southwestern border despite having just said that he was delaying a decision on the step for a year, according to three people briefed about the conversation.