Can one be pardoned from a crime they have not been charged with yet? How does that work?
Like an ‘Indulgence’ from ‘Saint Barry of Soetoro’, doncha know; an all at a minimal cost to the ‘Toon Foundation.
Can one be pardoned from a crime they have not been charged with yet? How does that work?
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yes.....this is what happened with the Ford/Nixon Pardon
One limitation is that a pardon cannot be issued for a crime that has not yet been committed. But as Ford did for Nixon, a blanket pardon can be issued for all crimes committed.
Also interesting to note, the constitution makes it impossible to pardon someone who has been impeached. :-)
The power to pardon is one of the least limited powers granted to the President in the Constitution. The only limits mentioned in the Constitution are that pardons are limited to offenses against the United States (i.e., not civil or state cases), and that they cannot affect an impeachment process. A reprieve is the commutation or lessening of a sentence already imposed; it does not affect the legal guilt of a person. A pardon, however, completely wipes out the legal effects of a conviction. A pardon can be issued from the time an offense is committed, and can even be issued after the full sentence has been served. It cannot, however, be granted before an offense has been committed, which would give the President the power to waive the laws.
It's not even known what, if any, specific crimes she might have committed. With Nixon, it was known. John Dean, among others, ratted him out.
Well Gerald Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon when he resigned prior to his likely impeachment. So there is precedence.