Presidential pardons only cover criminal liability, not civil liability.
As an example, if you cheat on your taxes and are convicted of tax fraud, a presidential pardon will release you from prison and will remove all criminal and civil sanctions (like the R2KBA) that were imposed at sentencing. However, you STILL owe in back taxes whatever you owed before the pardon.
Also, let’s say you own a business and received a civil fine, either from those agencies or pursuant to a federal lawsuit from the EPA or Labor Department for unsafe work practices. Those fines are beyond the power of the president to undo or forgive.
This is probably the most misunderstood element of the presidential pardon authority.
I get it. Thanks for that...nice explanation. I don't mean to slide this, but I have too many questions and too much ignorance. After these, I'll shut-up.
Everything I've read says Gen. Flynn's investigation is for a potential violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause.
Presidential pardons are for offenses against the United States. No distinction there. How to determine what is\isnt civil?
The link you gave further defines who is covered under "Congressional Consent" as noted in Constitution re: emoluments, with qualifiers.
The IG closed the investigation against LTG Flynn and forwarded several administrative matters to the Acting Secretary of the Army - is it the "administration" aspect of it that makes it civil?
It then looks like the DOD further defines requirements.
I read that Flynn's maximum penalty would be 30k dollars.
Thanks....I'll sit down and shut up now.