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Lee-Lee

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11. No, and we shouldn't go there

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 08:00 AM

Aug 2018

Because any power we grant when our people have control gets in the hands of the GOP when they have control.

Would we want Bush to have been able to undo all of Bill Clinton’s pardons, or Trump to be able to undo all of President Obama’s?

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Can a future president revoke pardon? [View all] Le Gaucher Aug 2018 OP

No. And we don't even want to go there. /Nt bitterross Aug 2018 #1

the trump can't be pardoned for state charges and those are piling up. shraby Aug 2018 #2

SDNY rocks!!! dewsgirl Aug 2018 #3

That's part of the federal court system and Trump can pardon those convicted in it. DemocratSinceBirth Aug 2018 #4

SDNY is the Southern District of New York in the *federal* court system. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #5

Exactly what charges are "piling up"? former9thward Aug 2018 #6

The ones for the charity/slush fund he has in New York. shraby Aug 2018 #7

There are no charges in that case. former9thward Aug 2018 #10

She has sent it to the IRS to prosecute. shraby Aug 2018 #12

The IRS does not prosecute anything. former9thward Aug 2018 #13

No jberryhill Aug 2018 #8

No brooklynite Aug 2018 #9

No, and we shouldn't go there Lee-Lee Aug 2018 #11

Absolutely not. Such a thing would destroy the entire reason there are pardons. MineralMan Aug 2018 #14