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RicROC

(1,203 posts) Wed Nov 18, 2020, 09:56 AM Nov 2020

a question about presidential pardons?

if a President is convicted of crimes, and if those given pardons by the President are directly related to those crimes, would the pardons become null and void? (in the sense that the pardons were used as cover-up devices)

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a question about presidential pardons? (Original Post) RicROC Nov 2020 OP

Since Trump can ignore laws, we should ignore his pardons. rickford66 Nov 2020 #1

George H. W. Bush was a co-conspirator exboyfil Nov 2020 #2

presidential pardons are not revokable beachbumbob Nov 2020 #3

rickford66

(5,520 posts)

1. Since Trump can ignore laws, we should ignore his pardons.

Reply to RicROC (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 10:01 AM

Nov 2020

exboyfil

(17,862 posts)

2. George H. W. Bush was a co-conspirator

Reply to RicROC (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 10:04 AM

Nov 2020

in Iran-Contra and he gave out pardons like candy.

Current case law seems to indicate that you can issue a full pardon for any federal crime irrespective if it is even identified upfront without any sort of proffer from the individual receiving the pardon (see Nixon).

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

3. presidential pardons are not revokable

Reply to RicROC (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 10:11 AM

Nov 2020

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