Posted on 01/13/2017 5:26:45 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
And, can someone who’s not even indicted yet be pardoned by a POTUS?
If a president grants a pardon to some who has yet to be indicted, again, it would only cover federal crimes. Hint see Richard Nixon pardon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon
In the United States, the pardon power for federal crimes is granted to the President of the United States under Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." The U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted this language to include the power to grant pardons, conditional pardons, commutations of sentence, conditional commutations of sentence, remissions of fines and forfeitures, respites, and amnesties.[22]
All federal pardon petitions are addressed to the President, who grants or denies the request. Typically, applications for pardons are referred for review and non-binding recommendation by the Office of the Pardon Attorney, an official of the United States Department of Justice. The percentage of pardons and reprieves granted varies from administration to administration; however, fewer pardons have been granted since World War II.[23]
>> What product were they selling to make $150 million?
An excellent question.
Curiously, Ron Brown said much the same thing. Wonder how Hillary’s health is holding up.
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