One snag for self pardon

[Joedog]

Trump can't pardon himself until he is charged with an offense. He can't be charged with an offense as long as he is president.

[blueinredohio]

1. Bazinga!

[soothsayer]

2. Heeheehee

[unblock]

3. Pardons can happen at any point after the act. They don't need to wait for an indictment

[grumpyduck]

4. Didn't Ford pardon Nixon for anything he may have done?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Richard_Nixon

[lagomorph777]

6. Yeah.

I think Mike Penis could pardon Turd for all unspecified Federal crimes. But he would be writing his own career death warrant.

And it would be pointless. Turd now faces a mounting pile of state charges.

[42bambi]

5. Is that why he hasn't been charged with what we all know are federal crimes?

[lagomorph777]

8. That, and Barr would never allow it, citing a bullshit DOJ memo.

But that's no help to Turd after Jan 20th.

[Atticus]

7. I don't think an existing charge is a condition precedent for a pardon. A

"universal" pardon pardons him for any of his actions before the date of the pardon which may constitute a crime.

[lame54]

9. That memo is soon to be irrelevant

[relayerbob]

10. You are assuming they care about things like laws

[Statistical]

11. You don't need to be charged to be pardnoned but may legal experts say the PRES can't self pardon.

He could resign and have Pence pardon him of all possible (federal) crimes that happened but he can't pardon himself.

Now I give it a 50/50 that Dumpy will try anyways.

[Timewas]

12. Also

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. Might be able to use that in state trials

[lettucebe]

13. No such thing as a self pardon

[PTWB]

15. Says who?

Certainly not the constitution, unfortunately.

[PTWB]

14. That isn't true.

A pardon can be give at any time after an offense has been committed regardless of whether that offense has been charged.