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To: doug from upland

How can the O pardon someone if they haven’t been indicted or charged?


19 posted on 10/11/2016 8:50:25 AM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.)
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To: Jaded

He can’t. But some point to the Ford pardon of Nixon, forgetting that (1) Nixon was a sitting President, and (2) no one challenged Ford based on the legal definition of “pardon.”


21 posted on 10/11/2016 8:55:57 AM PDT by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: Jaded

Ford pardoned Nixon without an indictment or conviction.

In the event Trump wins the election, Obie will be signing pardons like a man possessed.
The only one he won’t be able to pardon is himself.


45 posted on 10/11/2016 9:32:04 AM PDT by oldvirginian (If someone tells you biscuits and gravy ain't a meal, just walk away. You don't need the negativity.)
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To: Jaded

That’s the law. If the crime has been committed, the federal pardon can be given even if not yet charged. He cannot pardon a future federal offense and cannot pardon a state offense.


52 posted on 10/11/2016 11:42:29 AM PDT by doug from upland (Many of us knew Clinton was a rapist 24 years ago)
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