To: DoodleDawg
Not really. He can commute a sentence if he wants. He can also nullify it with a pardon. A president can commute it which essentially is even more powerful than suspending it.
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03/15/2020 11:59:52 AM PDT by
DesertRhino
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To: DesertRhino
Not really. He can commute a sentence if he wants. He can also nullify it with a pardon. A president can commute it which essentially is even more powerful than suspending it. Yes really. A president can commute a sentence. He can issue a pardon. A president cannot delay the imposition of a sentence that the court has issued.
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