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19. A pardon can't be rescinded once granted

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 03:05 PM

Dec 2020

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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

no. Voltaire2 Dec 2020 #16

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

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

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A pardon can't be rescinded once granted StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #19

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