Comment by satanfirst
1 day ago
They are betting the system won't go after them later which is a very bad bet if they eventually give back the executive branch and an even worse bet if the power they support never gives it back. About as brilliant as being in a photo with Stalin.
Trump can wait until the last day in office then issue pardons for any possible crimes, right? Biden did something similar I believe
Can't pardon state crimes nor cases of impeachment.
Arguably, if you impeach someone in public office, even if they aren't convicted by the Senate, any pardon of those same acts becomes moot and they can be tried in court for the same offenses. At least, that's what the DoJ suggested in 2000.
This Congress won't impeach Trump. If they were willing to, they would've already.
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> Trump can wait until the last day in office then issue pardons for any possible crimes, right?
Is your mental model of the pardon process actually confused? Yes, the president can unilaterally issue pardons, and Donald Trump is president until the end of his term, so he can issue pardons on his last day in office.
Is the hostility really required?
The comment was about last-day pardons, not pardons in general. Its a topic many presidents have gotten flak or attention for.
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