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alwaysinasnit

(5,063 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2019, 04:04 PM Nov 2019

I believe that the Sondlund bombshell means that pardons won't be available for co-conspirators.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but if there were to be a scenario where 45 wants to resign and have Pence pardon him, then given that Sondlund implicated him (Pence) in this conspiracy, Pence wouldn't be able to grant said pardon.

Am I out in left field???

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I believe that the Sondlund bombshell means that pardons won't be available for co-conspirators. (Original Post) alwaysinasnit Nov 2019 OP

If Pence is President he can do it. redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #1

From what I understand about Presidential pardons leftieNanner Nov 2019 #2

There is no limit on self-serving pardons Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #3

Eddie Gallagher, war criminal. Two other war criminals, as well. nt tblue37 Nov 2019 #4

Bush's Iran Contra pardons were nearly as corrupt exboyfil Nov 2019 #5

redstatebluegirl

(12,265 posts)

1. If Pence is President he can do it.

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 04:05 PM

Nov 2019

I would hope he would be in so much trouble himself that he would decline but who knows.

leftieNanner

(15,080 posts)

2. From what I understand about Presidential pardons

Reply to alwaysinasnit (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2019, 04:11 PM

Nov 2019

They are nearly limitless. ahem...Joe Arpaio... Scooter Libby...

There aren't any constitutional limits on these, sadly. I guess the Founding Fathers didn't figure we would have a flaming asshole like The Orange One in our house.