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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumspresidential pardons ONLY for federal crimes. if same crimes are also state and local then
state and local jurisdictions can still prosecute the people who were pardoned federally according to google search
wikipedia - scroll down to US/federal law section
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon#Federal_law
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Oh lord. I can't believe we have to depend on the GOP congress. This is sick.
SCantiGOP
(13,841 posts)Obama would still be in a Texas (or Alabama or SC......) prison after their State Police arrested him.
Seriously, the check on the President is Congress' power of impeachment. It was the Republicans who finally went to Nixon and said to pack up and leave.
dflprincess
(28,042 posts)at the state level. And, the NY State Attorney General is investigating Eric for charities fraud. Tiffany & Barron may be the only Trumps not heading to prison.
And you know these weasels will be falling all over each other to make a deal to roll on Daddy when he can be charged.
SwissTony
(2,560 posts)I don't know how this pardoning thing works, but doesn't someone have to be found guilty of the "crime" before he/she can be pardoned. If not, what is there to be pardoned?
msongs
(67,129 posts)for a certain time period (dont recall but u could find that thru a search if you want to know)
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)Since his business and financial dealings will almost certainly show some very questionable and likely prosecutable things.
Cicada
(4,533 posts)Mueller could seek to seize assets from money laundering, or he could impose fines for civil violations, and the pardon power does not block those.
But the only real solution is to elect Democrats. Courts are too slow.