Clinton’s Emails: A Criminal Charge Is Justified (Michael Mukasey)

wsj.com ^ | Michael B. Mukasey

[surrey]

By issuing a pardon, isn’t that in effect admitting guilt. I don’t think you can issue a pardon on the basis of a criminal referral. Am I wrong? If she’s pardoned I think it ruins her chances.

[frog in a pot]

Short answer is it appears the president can pardon one prior to a conviction or even prior to filing of criminal charges.

Obviously, such a pardon would have to be carefully worded to include all of Hillary's conduct in order to withstand judicial scrutiny.

Between the two of them they have sufficient legal resources to accomplish that.

[minnesota_bound]

#18 I think your predictions are real close. Trump will win though : )

[1Old Pro]

Whatever the findings from that part of the probe, intelligence-community investigators believe it is nearly certain that Mrs. Clinton's server was hacked, possibly by the Chinese or the Russians. This raises the distinct possibility that she would be subject to blackmail in connection with those transactions and whatever else was on that server by people with hostile intent against this country.

Blackmail or worse, perhaps the attack in Libya was based on knowing she didn't provide protection to our ambassador.

[Dante3]

Hope you are right.