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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEven if Trump pardons himself? Could he still be impeached by the Senate?
Just so he doesnt get run for President ever again?
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Even if Trump pardons himself? Could he still be impeached by the Senate? (Original Post)
imanamerican63
Jan 2021
OP
Haven't you already asked this question a variety of ways in recent days? Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Jan 2021
#4
Yes. Impeachment is political, not criminal. And the Senate would have to vote to
catbyte
Jan 2021
#6
hlthe2b
(112,710 posts)1. Yes. He can't pardon against impeachment.
imanamerican63
(15,844 posts)3. Good to know, thanks!
servermsh
(1,406 posts)2. Yes, pardons cannot be used to escape impeachment and its related punishment.
Fiendish Thingy
(21,916 posts)4. Haven't you already asked this question a variety of ways in recent days? Nt
Piratedog
(266 posts)5. Yes, but I don't believe he can pardon himself.
catbyte
(38,610 posts)6. Yes. Impeachment is political, not criminal. And the Senate would have to vote to
prohibit him from running for federal office, but unlike the vote to convict, the vote to prohibit him from running is a simple majority vote.
Quixote1818
(31,116 posts)7. Reported he decided not to pardon himself. That would have been a disaster
as it would have been him admitting guilt. He would have opened himself up to every civil and state lawsuit on the planet.
msongs
(73,042 posts)8. self pardon would be seen as admission of guilt by the population ( even if not legally) nt
Timewas
(2,627 posts)9. He has already
Been impeached, the senate runs the trial and regardless of the outcome he has still been impeached twice.
stopbush
(24,783 posts)10. No, because the Senate does not have the power to impeach the president.
Gothmog
(174,572 posts)11. Yes
Impeachments are not subject to pardons
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)12. ...
