@shavixmir saidOne can be pardoned for a specific crime.
Surely one is pardoned for a specific deed. Not just for any deed and not for any sort of deed that may occur in the future.
One can also get a "pre-emptive" pardon: "a pardon for any crimes an individual may have committed or may have been charged with. " https://www.findlaw.com/litigation/legal-system/presidential-pardon-power-and-its-limits.html
The President can only pardon for federal crimes. And he cannot pardon for crimes not yet committed.
@no1marauder
What about preemptive pardons for crimes already committed but not yet charged? Suppose a Biden AG wants to pursue the Trump children and then starts an investigation, would the preemptive bit stop that too?
@sonhouse saidYes, for federal crimes anyway.
@no1marauder
What about preemptive pardons for crimes already committed but not yet charged? Suppose a Biden AG wants to pursue the Trump children and then starts an investigation, would the preemptive bit stop that too?
@no1marauder saidComplere madness.
Yes, for federal crimes anyway.
Anyhoo... the orangetang has just pardoned 4 Blackwater guards...
@shavixmir saidI'm aware; murderers of foreign civilians have gotten particular leniency from the Donald. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2019/11/16/trump-grants-clemency-to-troops-in-three-controversial-war-crimes-cases/
Complere madness.
Anyhoo... the orangetang has just pardoned 4 Blackwater guards...
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@vivify said"Pre-emptive" does not mean for a crime not yet committed; what is pre-empted is a court case for an alleged crime already committed.
This happened in the past with Richard Nixon, where he was granted a preemptive pardon for any and all offenses relating to his investigation.
@shavixmir saidYes, one can, but not for a crime or alleged crime which has not yet been committed.
Surely you can’t pardon someone who’s not been sentenced.
