General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: *****BREAKING*****WAPO- Trump considering pardoning himself and criminal associates [View all]TomSlick
(11,096 posts)the discussion of the effect of accepting a pardon was too central to the decision to be mere dicta. The confusing bit was what is required to accept a pardon. It can be argued that a pardon is only accepted if pled as a bar to a criminal charge. If that's correct, Nixon never accepted his pardon.
On the other hand, assume the following scenario:
(1) Jared is pardoned for all federal crimes before the date of the pardon.
(2) Jared is called to testify before Congress, Grand Jury, or trial.
(3) He attempts to invoke under the 5th Amendment but the invocation is challenged on the basis of the pardon.
I think at that point Jared would have to specifically decline the pardon or testify.
Now the hard question: Where is it written that a pardon has to be made public? Why couldn't Jared be given a secret pardon?