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MineralMan

(146,317 posts) Wed May 24, 2017, 09:45 AM May 2017

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Constitutional Limitations on Presidential Pardons [View all]

The President...shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

ARTICLE II, SECTION 2, CLAUSE 1

Impeachment and removal is permanent. No pardon can reverse that. The next President may be able to pardon Trump for federal crimes he may have committed, but he can't do anything about a successful impeachment and removal. That shame would follow Trump to his grave and beyond.

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Constitutional Limitations on Presidential Pardons [View all] MineralMan May 2017 OP

Can he pardon himself? exboyfil May 2017 #1

That remains an open question, actually. MineralMan May 2017 #2

Do you think the Framers intended exboyfil May 2017 #3

I have no idea. They did not put any restrictions MineralMan May 2017 #5

And we're still suffering because of it... Wounded Bear May 2017 #7

I suppose so. MineralMan May 2017 #8

Luckily, whether by accident or by design, the check on the presidential power to pardon is held by MedusaX May 2017 #4

While that is true, I think it would be highly unlikely for MineralMan May 2017 #6

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