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In reply to the discussion: Do we really want to rush toward a Trump pardon? [View all]shanny
(6,709 posts)11. fwiw, Nixon hadn't been charged when Ford pardoned him.
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Impeachment is not only the duty of Congress, it's an historical imperative.
DontBooVote
Apr 2019
#44
There will be plenty of opportunity to bring criminal charges against Trump after he leaved office.
SunSeeker
Apr 2019
#21
Yes, he can. Ford pardoned Nixon for all crimes he might have committed
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#15
With Trump gone and if Pence stepped down, wouldn't Nancy Pelosi become acting President?
YOHABLO
Apr 2019
#8
The 25th Amendment requires a president to appoint a vice president
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#16
So I guess the point of the line of succession deals with catastrophic losses,
defacto7
Apr 2019
#41
Pence can't pardon him for state crimes. And you can be sure he committed some.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2019
#18
The pardon cannot be used to nullify impeachment, but a former president can still receive a pardon
tritsofme
Apr 2019
#34
No one really knows, since we've never removed a president by impeachment before
jmowreader
Apr 2019
#48