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MineralMan

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3. The only authority that matters is Congress.

Sat Aug 26, 2017, 12:56 PM

Aug 2017

The presidential power to pardon is not limited by the Constitution except that it only affects Federal cases and cannot be used to pardon in the case of impeachment.

So, there is no power, other than Congress' power of impeachment and removal, that can make any difference in any pardon Trump might make. And even then, a pardon granted by a President will not be voided, even if that President is impeached and removed, as far as I can tell.

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Frustrated by the contrasting views expressed here [View all] cilla4progress Aug 2017 OP

Even the experts are disagreeing leftstreet Aug 2017 #1

to me, it all sums up that we are simply in uncharted, horrendous territory NRaleighLiberal Aug 2017 #2

... leftstreet Aug 2017 #7

The only authority that matters is Congress. MineralMan Aug 2017 #3

Some clarity from Robert Reich cilla4progress Aug 2017 #4

It doesn't violate the constitution but it is an impeachable offense. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #11

The problem is that the limits (if any) have never been challenged in court. hlthe2b Aug 2017 #5

In-lieu of a better answer, dirty Don is going to do what ever he can get away with and.. CentralMass Aug 2017 #6

Where this has come before the courts at all marylandblue Aug 2017 #8

Then there's the rabbit-hole that this issue is staring into NotASurfer Aug 2017 #9

US Constitution, sarisataka Aug 2017 #10

yeah, he clearly *can* do what he did. Voltaire2 Aug 2017 #12