I think one has to be convicted of a crime before you can be pardoned for a crime.
But it’s not as if we have
rule of law
in our nation of aristocracy
these days.
“I think one has to be convicted of a crime before you can be pardoned for a crime.”
Not sure, but didn’t Ford pardon Nixon when there was no crime or conviction — in the event of future issues?
Richard Milhous Nixon would disagree