Thanks, I knew that Gaffer’s response was somehow inapplicable. Ford was the NEXT president. My first question was whether Obama can pardon bergdall before the trial/court martial, if it happens to be not yet completed before the next Pres. assumes office. In other words, a pre-trial pardon.
I meant Nixon got pardoned. I was on iPhone at the time and assumed you’d get the Ford/ Nixon thing. I just didn’t spell it all out.
BTW Nixon never got indicted or had a trial. It’s a pardon for an offense, not a trial/ court martial.