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10. Effect of a pardon
While a presidential pardon will restore various rights lost as a result of the pardoned offense and should lessen to some extent the stigma arising from a conviction, it will not erase or expunge the record of your conviction. Therefore, even if you are granted a pardon, you must still disclose your conviction on any form where such information is required, although you may also disclose the fact that you received a pardon. In addition, most civil disabilities attendant upon a federal felony conviction, such as loss of the right to vote and hold state public office, are imposed by state rather than federal law, and also may be removed by state action. Because the federal pardon process is exacting and may be more time-consuming than analogous state procedures, you may wish to consult with the appropriate authorities in the state of your residence regarding the procedures for restoring your state civil rights.
it will not erase or expunge the record of your conviction
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There was no conviction.
Gen. Flynn was not convicted; I couldn’t find much of anything that related to his situation of being falsely accused, and then charges dropped.
“10. Effect of a pardon”
If my Perry Mason home study legal education is correct, you can’t just dismiss a case once jeopardy has attached. Since the Justice Department dismissed his case, Flynn was never considered in jeopardy and therefore was never convicted, and certainly never sentenced.
Nixon was never convicted of anything, but was pardoned.
Legal Disclaimer: This legal interpretation is subject to anyone who knows more than I do about it. There were other things in the Perry Mason Legal School textbooks that distracted me.