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12. How can you pardon

Thu Jan 7, 2021, 02:34 PM

Jan 2021

someone who is unfit to serve? 25th Amendment is not a punishment. It's a determination that a person is too ill to perform duties of the President.

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If trump is removed by 25th amendment, can pence pardon him? [View all] dsp3000 Jan 2021 OP

yes but i doubt he will. drray23 Jan 2021 #1

Yes, I believe so. Cuthbert Allgood Jan 2021 #2

I would think so. I don't see why not. n/t Laelth Jan 2021 #3

Lol, the words in my head. "n/t" Hortensis Jan 2021 #8

I think after yesterday Pence is over Trump. aquamarina Jan 2021 #4

I don't think Pence will. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2021 #5

It did not do Gerald Ford much good to pardon Nixon ...nt Jarqui Jan 2021 #9

No, that's how we got here. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2021 #16

At this point, I don't see why Pence would pardon him. CentralMass Jan 2021 #6

Trump may have pissed on the one guy he really needs jcgoldie Jan 2021 #7

Why pardon the guy who tried to have you whacked? n/t NotASurfer Jan 2021 #10

Pence and his wife were almost killed yesterday directly because of Trump obamanut2012 Jan 2021 #11

How can you pardon snowybirdie Jan 2021 #12