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sunonmars

(8,657 posts) Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:52 AM Jun 2018

DOJ Website : President cannot pardon himself : Aug. 5, 1974 DOJ opinion [View all]

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"Under the fundamental rule that no one may be a judge in his own case, the President cannot pardon himself."
Aug. 5, 1974 DOJ opinion, 4 days before Richard Nixon resigned.
It's right there on the DOJ website:

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DOJ Website : President cannot pardon himself : Aug. 5, 1974 DOJ opinion [View all] sunonmars Jun 2018 OP

Deepstate keeping our beloved president from doing his job Roland99 Jun 2018 #1

Send it to Don the lying Con malaise Jun 2018 #2

as i stated elsewhere NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #3

Is it this one? Hortensis Jun 2018 #7

yes NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #9

Good heavens. :) Thanks again. Hortensis Jun 2018 #11

Asha is whip smart, she needs to get into politics. Exotica Jun 2018 #17

No, Trump can't pardon himself. The Constitution tells us so. Gothmog Jun 2018 #4

This was thrown out Scarsdale Jun 2018 #5

First up ... jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #6

If the president could pardon himself, there would be no checks and balances Sophia4 Jun 2018 #8

No, the President can't pardon himself. But... Stonepounder Jun 2018 #10

Through the Looking glass and down the rabbit hole we go. SammyWinstonJack Jun 2018 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2018 #12

Wouldn't he have to be found guilty of a crime first? JohnnyRingo Jun 2018 #13

No. A President Can Pardon Even Before an Indictment. clementine613 Jun 2018 #18

If the legal minds that wrote the applicable law felt the President should be able to pardon himself BobTheSubgenius Jun 2018 #15

K&R Scurrilous Jun 2018 #16