A dumb question, maybe, but haven't seen it answered anywhere...

[lastlib]

We know that the president's pardon power is almost absolute (small exception for corrupt purposes, etc.) What about this: can a president REVOKE a pardon issued by a previous president?

Anybody know?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. No. Once a pardon is delivered it can't be revoked.

The pardonee can refuse it but otherwise it's permanent and can't be revoked by any future president (or, probably, even the same president).

[Rebl2]

2. I don't

know the answer, but think it is time to reign in a president’s pardon power after whet this so called president has done.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. That would have to be done by Constitutional amendment.

[Rebl2]

4. I figured that

Maybe it’s time to change it, but I have a feeling neither side would go along with it.

[CincyDem]

6. No - it's not time to change the pardon laws until Biden asserts the same breadth of power.

There are thousands of individuals serving federal time who would be out walking the streets had they been the "right" race. One fo the things Joe can do to balance the equation is to aggressively use the pardon power...and when anyone tries to say "no, no...Joe must be pro-crime". I think the appropriate response is "I am working well within the criteria that was established by the last administration...I have not pardoned traitors, I have not pardon child killers, and I have not pardon political cronies...now, against that standard, I'm well within the guardrails to pardon people who are serving effectively life sentences for actions that are legal today in 25+ states".

He should be clearing out these folks so fast and so often that it's not even news anymore when it does it. It should rank right up there with being as common as Joe wearing cool sunglasses.

[leftieNanner]

5. Nope - However

Anyone who has been pardoned and accepted that pardon can be called in to court to testify against someone else - and they can't plead the Fifth! They must answer any questions - for example, about any Russian shenanigans in 2016 - and they can be charged with perjury if they lie! Let's hope Trump comes to regret some of these pardons a little bit down the road.

[LiberalArkie]

7. And if they did something worth a federal pardon, they are usually guilty of something state level

[leftieNanner]

8. Oh yes!

Come on New York!!!