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SCantiGOP

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4. Pardon is federal only

Reply to bottomofthehill (Original post)

Mon Jun 22, 2020, 11:55 PM

Jun 2020

State of New York and 49 other states can indict him on State charges even with a pardon.

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Tinfoil hat time [View all] bottomofthehill Jun 2020 OP

I don't think he's capable of such nuanced thinking. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #1

Can Putz pardon him MontanaMama Jun 2020 #2

I believe he can pardon him... pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #3

Yes. Ford pardoned Nixon preemptively. dawg day Jun 2020 #7

Pardon is federal only SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #4

+1 2naSalit Jun 2020 #6

That would be a nightmare for Biden Polybius Jun 2020 #5

That's OK. There's plenty more he can be charged with. Squinch Jun 2020 #8

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