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grantcart

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15. commutation has nothing to do with it as I understand it

Reply to LandOfHopeAndDreams (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 05:21 PM

Aug 2018

You can only claim the 5th if you have jeopardy, if you have been sentenced and had your punishment commuted you no longer face legal jeopardy.

If someone no longer has any legal jeopardy then they cannot claim the 5th.

They would be required to answer a subpoena and answer truthfully or could be prosecuted for contempt of court (if they refused to testify) or perjury (if they lied.

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Trump will pardon Manafort, and the republicans will say nothing [View all] still_one Aug 2018 OP

But then Manafort can't plead the fifth spooky3 Aug 2018 #1

They aren't that smart tazkcmo Aug 2018 #4

Not If It's Commuted nt LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #5

commutation has nothing to do with it as I understand it grantcart Aug 2018 #15

No, he can plead the 5th NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #7

Can he pardon a mistrial until it's retried? C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #2

Good question, but on the eight counts why couldn't he? still_one Aug 2018 #8

Yes he can Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #9

If you replace the word "say" with "do" I'm with you....:) dameatball Aug 2018 #3

Iam sad to say I agree with you.............. Old Vet Aug 2018 #6

Better for both of them Red Don will commute Manaforts sentence uponit7771 Aug 2018 #10

I'll take a trump pardon as a campaign issue any day... beachbum bob Aug 2018 #11

Exactly. Trump issuing a pardon to Manafort after today would be disastrous for republicans. Blue_true Aug 2018 #14

That wouldn't surprise me at all, although it would be really stupid for Trump to do. Vinca Aug 2018 #12

I agree, but looking at those who have been pardoned up to now, it seems more likely than not still_one Aug 2018 #13

Can an 'unindicted co-conspirator' pardon his own co-conspirator? louis-t Aug 2018 #16

Will he pardon him repeatedly? Grammy23 Aug 2018 #17

Can he be retried on the other 10 because of the mistrial? nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #18