Posted on 10/10/2016 7:34:04 PM PDT by GilGil
Ford pardoned Nixon. He hadn't been tried or convicted of anything either.
You can see the tone of the media coverage has changed since the debate. The Clinton’s know they are going to the slammer if they don’t win.
Things haven’t even started to get nasty yet.
Good point. I'm quite sure he's thought of that. But I would offer Ford's pardon had no legal basis under the definition of a pardon or reprieve, and it was not tested. He'll fill the vacant SCOTUS seat, and that will set the table.
As sick in poor health as she is she won’t see a second of jail time.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, pursuant to the pardon power conferred upon me by Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, have granted and by these presents do grant a full, free, and absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.
You are mistaken, there is clear precedent for a presidential pardon before any charges have been brought: Ford pardoned Nixon for all possible criminal acts during the entirety of the Nixon admin. It was a “pre-emptive” pardon and applied to any possible charges that could be brought for Nixon’s acts during his time in office.
Start by freezing the accounts at the Clinton foundation
Were Rudy to take down the entire Clinton Crime Family Syndicate and incarcerate the lot of them it would go down in the annals of history as one of the greatest judicial accomplishments since the foundation of the country. That said, President Trump may have another post in mind for Rudy.
Really? He has no standing at this time. It's like someone who doesn't donate to FR asking someone else what they are doing to be useful.....
However, Ford was not directly or indirectly involved in Nixon's crimes. Given the facts surrounding the botched FBI and INjustice department "investigations" the same can not be said of Obama and Hillary.
If it can be proven to a Special Prosecutor and Grand Jury that Obama himself was actively involved and complicit in any number of Hillary Clinton's felonious crimes and activities then his so-called "pardons" could be nullified: It would be like Al Capone trying to pardon Frank Niti.
Obama's pardon could also be nullified if it can be shown that Obama ordered and or put pressure on FBI director Comey the FBI, and or the Justice Department to obstruct justice, destroy evidence, or squash their investigation of Hillary Clinton because Obama would then be an "acesory after the fact": an active participant in the crime syndicate and hence legally disqualified from issuing any pardon of Hillary or her Clinton Crime Family Syndicate associates.
Given what Trump said during the second debate, I wouldn't be surprised in the least to learn that Trump already has a team of legal experts scouring the Law for legal presidents to successfully negate Obama's Presidential pardon of Hillary Clinton and all of her surrogates should he issue them.
If Barky does decide to "pardon" her, it most definitely can be challenged, right after the final SCOTUS seat is filled.
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