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rurallib

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8. OK help me out here - if he is pardoned can't he be hauled before congress and be

Reply to PaulX2 (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:44 PM

Jan 2019

compelled to testify without immunity?
If he then lies can he be charged with new crimes for obstruction and end up in jail anyway?

I am no lawyer and am a bit confused by the pardon / immunity situation.

Thanks in advance.
Something nags at me that if there weren't huge possible repercussions, Trump would be handing out prions like trick-or-treat candy.

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Roger Stone Will Die In Prison If He Doesn't Get A Pardon - He Is Obviously Guilty [View all] PaulX2 Jan 2019 OP

The ratfucker deserves to die in prison. dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

I got my first Roger Stone "I'm innocent" fund-raising email at 1:36pm Pacific time on Friday. Iggo Jan 2019 #2

You are on a bad mailing list my friend RainCaster Jan 2019 #3

Fuckin' A right, I am. Iggo Jan 2019 #5

Which is likely what will happen Windy City Charlie Jan 2019 #4

I read somewhere in the last day or so that Jarqui Jan 2019 #6

He'll be lucky if he dies in prison of natural causes, between capital crimes and Russian assassins RockRaven Jan 2019 #7

OK help me out here - if he is pardoned can't he be hauled before congress and be rurallib Jan 2019 #8

They'll have more than enough state charges that can't be pardoned duforsure Jan 2019 #9