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TheBlackAdder

(28,211 posts) Sun Dec 13, 2020, 11:34 PM Dec 2020

Can Trump pardon foreign nationals or sovereign states?

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It doesn't look like that's excluded in the simple phrasing.

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Can Trump pardon foreign nationals or sovereign states? (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Dec 2020 OP

Any offense against the United States. unblock Dec 2020 #1

I don't know how you'd apply a pardon to a state.. Silent3 Dec 2020 #2

Sovereign states have immunity already, but he can pardon foreign nationals StarfishSaver Dec 2020 #3

unblock

(52,309 posts)

1. Any offense against the United States.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 11:36 PM

Dec 2020

Any person or any entity subject to federal criminal law can get a pardon.

Silent3

(15,259 posts)

2. I don't know how you'd apply a pardon to a state..

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 11:37 PM

Dec 2020

...but a foreign national? Why not? Setting aside how Trump would happily abuse and misuse this power, it's probably a good thing in general for a President to be able to do for reasons of international diplomacy.

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

3. Sovereign states have immunity already, but he can pardon foreign nationals

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Dec 13, 2020, 11:37 PM

Dec 2020

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