Something to consider: a pardon is given to a person CONVICTED of a crime. There’s no such thing as a pardon of a possible future conviction.
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I’m pretty sure a pardon can be issued for all crimes, known and unknown.
Nixon hadn’t been convicted of anything when Ford pardoned him
Smellin Salt is right — he can pardon her without a conviction or even an indictment by a grand jury.
I don’t think he wants to, because it is an admission of guilt. And he’s guilty of crimes too since he lied about not knowing (”I found out from the news just like the rest of you”), and he had a pseudonym he used to communicate with her by private email on matters of official business.
If Trump forces Obama to pardon her, then it’s one less headache for Trump later. But we would prefer for her to never be pardoned, and for a new prosecutor like Giuliani to step in later. Of course the FBI and DOJ would have to be cleaned up first (get rid of Comey and corrupt *2 man McCabe).
NOT TRUE... CONSTITUTION DOES NOT LIMIT SO... PARDON CAN BE OPEN AND IS BLANKET TO ALL FEDERAL CRIMES THAT WERE OR MAY HAVE BEEN COMMITTED UP TO THE DATE OF THE PARDON...