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duforsure

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17. A President can reverse it

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 02:22 PM

Dec 2020

But it would be challenged , but if he was part of the crimes with the person pardoned
, or illegal acts to get it, bribes , etc. and would be challenged to the Supreme Court, where in certain cases it could be possible. The President can't pardon himself, but he could do it trying to escape justice, just like that would be challenged. So is it legal, we could see. That would also give the President the ability to pardon his criminal associates he's committed crimes with, and the Supreme Court would lose their power from allowing it, and they could then be bypassed. So , yes i think that could be done , and accepted after challenged, or the criminals will be taking over.

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Can a President reverse a pardon issued by a previous President? [View all] Firestorm49 Dec 2020 OP

No MissB Dec 2020 #1

Thanks Firestorm49 Dec 2020 #3

It's a useful power MissB Dec 2020 #7

Why It Might Be Impossible To Overturn A Presidential Pardon NurseJackie Dec 2020 #2

The key word here is "might." Firestorm49 Dec 2020 #6

Hope springs eternal, I suppose. NurseJackie Dec 2020 #15

Wouldn't this be double jeopardy which is precluded in our Bill of Rights? CTyankee Dec 2020 #4

no. Voltaire2 Dec 2020 #16

Not likely. The president's pardon power has always been considered absolute. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #5

I'm thinking of the controversial things that Trump has done to break tradition. He set the tone. Firestorm49 Dec 2020 #9

His are not the first controversial pardon Lochloosa Dec 2020 #12

Marc Rich pardon Pantagruel Dec 2020 #13

Be that as it may, the pardon was very controversial at the time, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #14

No. Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #8

Has it ever been challenged? Firestorm49 Dec 2020 #10

There is nothing to challenge. A president's power to pardon is unlimited... Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #21

Not an attorney but for those more learned, PRETZEL Dec 2020 #11

A President can reverse it duforsure Dec 2020 #17

Many thanks Firestorm49 Dec 2020 #18

A pardon can't be rescinded once granted StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #19

I disagree. A pardon can't be overturned. Also, it has never been decided it a president can Demsrule86 Dec 2020 #22

I think the other poster is saying it can be done but it wouldn't hold up in court. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2020 #23

No, but an unlawful pardon could be overturned in court Fiendish Thingy Dec 2020 #20