After the last four years I would not trust his pardon list. We will not know if he has

[still_one]

issued secret pardons for his family and other aides, until and if they are charged on something

[hlthe2b]

1. Yup... I do think it would lead before then, but it is possible.

[dansolo]

2. How exactly is a secret pardon supposed to work?

Do they just pull it out like a "Get Out of Jail Free" card in Monopoly? If they are brought in for questioning can they "Plead the 5th" without revealing the existence of the secret pardon? It was my understanding that once pardoned, there can be no self-incrimination, so that is not an option that is available, and refusal to answer questions would constitute an Obstruction of Justice charge.

[still_one]

3. I don't know the mechanics, but was told it can be done

[PRETZEL]

4. I may be wrong,

but I think I've either heard or read that the DOJ is the actual holder of the official pardon list and that it's up to the President to release any names that he chooses that are on the list.

So a pardon may very well have been issued, it just wasn't publicized.

[still_one]

5. Interesting, thanks