Presidential Pardon

[zebrapa]

Apparently a president can pardon himself.

So, a lame duck president can sell state secrets to an advisory and pardon himself of all crimes.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Too lazy to look it up, but isn't there some treason thing he can't pardon? And, of course...

New York leads maybe 20 states that could put legal hooks in him, pardon or not.

[unblock]

3. Any federal crime. No constitutional reason for treason to be an exception

[TreasonousBastard]

5. My mistake, it was impeachment that was excepted.

[intrepidity]

2. I think we will soon learn whether that is true

I'm fairly convinced he will try to pardon himself, but that will be very risky for him.

I hope he gambles and loses.

[unblock]

4. It's possible that self-pardons won't be upheld

With this Supreme Court who knows, but a reasonable court could take the view that a "pardon" by definition has to come from another person.

Certainly those who value "original intent" would have to agree that the founders never wanted a tyrant to be able to commit overt crimes and then escape punishment through self-pardon. That said, it seems many who claim to value original intent actually are full of crap.