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minus-squareSinningStromgald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·9 days agoThe President, yes. The rest of the administration, no.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 days agoSure, but the president can (and will) pardon any of them.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-29 days agoI mean, a congress member seems to be saying he can. If he “can’t” he’ll do it anyways, it’ll go to the supreme court and they’ll say it’s fine. https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10186 Edit: apparently that’s actually part of what Joe Arpaio was pardoned for.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoApparently not really. It already happened with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This country is fucked lmao. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio#%3A~%3Atext=On+August+25%2C+2017%2C+President%2Cbeing+in+the+U.S.+illegally".
minus-squareRealFknNito@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoFederal charges, federal pardon
minus-squareTypotyper@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·9 days agoThat’s why Donny has the golden ticket get out of jail free card
minus-squareRandomgal@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 days agoYou mean to all the people eh can simply pardon?
The President, yes. The rest of the administration, no.
Sure, but the president can (and will) pardon any of them.
You can’t pardon a contempt charge.
I mean, a congress member seems to be saying he can. If he “can’t” he’ll do it anyways, it’ll go to the supreme court and they’ll say it’s fine.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10186
Edit: apparently that’s actually part of what Joe Arpaio was pardoned for.
Really?
Apparently not really. It already happened with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This country is fucked lmao.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio#%3A~%3Atext=On+August+25%2C+2017%2C+President%2Cbeing+in+the+U.S.+illegally".
Federal charges, federal pardon
That’s why Donny has the golden ticket get out of jail free card
You mean to all the people eh can simply pardon?