Bwahahaha! Chances of a blanket pardon I reckon are pretty good but imagine your freedom for the next 5 years relying on whether grapefruit Goebbels can be arsed to sign a document in the next two days. Scary.
I think you can if charges have been filed maybe even if the offence has been committed and is known to the authorities. So he could just pardon “everyone who committed X crime in X location on X date.” What he can’t do, as I understand it, is just say “I pardon Ivanka of any and all crimes.”
But I’m no expert, I just half-remember hearing that on Opening Arguments. I guess we’ll find out tomorrow and Wednesday.
I read in a couple places that a President can’t pardon anyone that committed crimes related to his own impeachment, which if true is tough luck for these jaggoffs. Besides… Trump famously likes people that DON’T get captured.
Bwahahaha! Chances of a blanket pardon I reckon are pretty good but imagine your freedom for the next 5 years relying on whether grapefruit Goebbels can be arsed to sign a document in the next two days. Scary.
“I did something illegal at the behest of a moron and now I might go to jail!” Boo fucking hoo.
You can’t pardon someone before conviction. Conviction isn’t happening in the next 2 days. Cry some moar!
I think you can if charges have been filed maybe even if the offence has been committed and is known to the authorities. So he could just pardon “everyone who committed X crime in X location on X date.” What he can’t do, as I understand it, is just say “I pardon Ivanka of any and all crimes.”
But I’m no expert, I just half-remember hearing that on Opening Arguments. I guess we’ll find out tomorrow and Wednesday.
*makes popcorn sounds*
I read in a couple places that a President can’t pardon anyone that committed crimes related to his own impeachment, which if true is tough luck for these jaggoffs. Besides… Trump famously likes people that DON’T get captured.