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To: grundle

She would have been released (pardoned) anyway by the sockpuppet’s handlers before he left our White House anyway, so what’s the diff’.


14 posted on 06/17/2013 12:06:15 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: laweeks

The POTUS can only pardon federal offenses, not state ones.


17 posted on 06/17/2013 12:08:45 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: laweeks

Another civics-challenged Freeper? The presidential pardon only applies to federal crimes. The state governors have pardon powers over state
crimes.


43 posted on 06/17/2013 1:34:18 PM PDT by Procyon (Decentralize, degovernmentalize, deregulate, demonopolize, decredentialize, disentitle.)
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