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Kablooie

(18,612 posts) Wed Nov 25, 2020, 02:13 AM Nov 2020

Trump may pardon everyone but what if he doesn't get a pardon himself?

He may have to go to prison while his underlings all get off scott free.
I wonder if he's thought about this?

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Trump may pardon everyone but what if he doesn't get a pardon himself? (Original Post) Kablooie Nov 2020 OP

That's why he will resign and have Pence Pardon him JI7 Nov 2020 #1

Then technically he'd be less than a 1-term pResident Blue Owl Nov 2020 #2

Where in the Constitution does it prohibit a president pardoning himself? Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #3

The argument comes down to the word "grant" HariSeldon Nov 2020 #4

JI7

(89,241 posts)

1. That's why he will resign and have Pence Pardon him

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Wed Nov 25, 2020, 02:13 AM

Nov 2020

Blue Owl

(50,288 posts)

2. Then technically he'd be less than a 1-term pResident

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Wed Nov 25, 2020, 02:21 AM

Nov 2020

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,262 posts)

3. Where in the Constitution does it prohibit a president pardoning himself?

Reply to Kablooie (Original post)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 02:37 AM

Nov 2020

HariSeldon

(455 posts)

4. The argument comes down to the word "grant"

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 25, 2020, 03:06 AM

Nov 2020

In English, "granting" is not typically usable reflexively, which would argue against Trump granting himself a pardon. Add to that the longstanding legal principle that a person on either side of the argument should not decide it's disposition, and it is at least possible that the SCOTUS would void the pardon.

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