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Jake Stern

(3,145 posts)

6. One of the things I believe a Dem controlled congress should work on

Reply to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2018, 09:31 PM

Nov 2018

is proposing an amendment to limit the pardon power of the president.

The proposed amendment bar the president from:

- Pardoning him/herself and his/her family under any circumstance.
- Pardoning former Presidents and Vice Presidents, Cabinet members, Senators and Reps.
- Issuing unilateral pardons of anyone else.

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What if Trump openly obstructs justice by pardoning Manafort. [View all] Le Gaucher Nov 2018 OP

While a very likely scenario, it is unlikely that obstructions charges will be used against him for still_one Nov 2018 #1

Manafort can still be charged for numerous crimes at the state level htuttle Nov 2018 #2

won't matter if the speculation we are seeing tonight is true.. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #3

I hope you are right nt demsocialist Nov 2018 #4

I just wrote the same thing on another post. BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #5

One of the things I believe a Dem controlled congress should work on Jake Stern Nov 2018 #6