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If dense pence pardons the Shit.. Can the pardon be revoked and Shit be tried to the full extent of the law?
bitterross
(4,066 posts)shraby
(21,946 posts)dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,705 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,280 posts)If someone is convicted in a SDNY court they've been convicted of a federal crime, which is pardonable by a president. Proceedings in this court should not be confused with those arising in a court under the jurisdiction of the State of New York.
former9thward
(31,805 posts)shraby
(21,946 posts)former9thward
(31,805 posts)Also it is a civil investigation not criminal. The potential penalty is a fine to the foundation.
shraby
(21,946 posts)former9thward
(31,805 posts)They issue fines. The issues are with the Foundation not Trump as an individual.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)brooklynite
(93,873 posts)Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)Because any power we grant when our people have control gets in the hands of the GOP when they have control.
Would we want Bush to have been able to undo all of Bill Clintons pardons, or Trump to be able to undo all of President Obamas?