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To: zeestephen
Bush had the option to pardon himself, didn’t he?

Had. Couldn't pre-emptively pardon himself. His AG would not pursued an indictment. But any Democratic administration would have. No statute of limitations on war crimes.

32 posted on 11/20/2014 7:19:50 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei
Had. Couldn't pre-emptively pardon himself. His AG would not pursued an indictment. But any Democratic administration would have.

Where is it written that the pardon must follow the indictment? As I recall, Gerry Ford didn't wait around for Milhous to get indicted.

35 posted on 11/20/2014 9:05:20 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: Zhang Fei

What if Bush confessed to war crimes while still in office, documented everything, then pardoned himself on his last day as president?


36 posted on 11/20/2014 11:25:16 PM PST by zeestephen
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