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To: Drew68; laplata

Didn’t he have to wait till they were sentenced before he pardoned them? And wasn’t he out of the White House by then? I could be wrong about this.

24 posted on 11/25/2021 11:50:44 AM PST by firebrand

To: firebrand

Didn’t he have to wait till they were sentenced before he pardoned them? And wasn’t he out of the White House by then? I could be wrong about this.

Nope. Carter pardoned all draft dodgers, many of whom had never been charged (and now wouldn't be).

Trump could've done it. He didn't.

25 posted on 11/25/2021 11:59:03 AM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024.)

To: firebrand

I’m pretty sure he could have pardoned them. I could be wrong.

33 posted on 11/25/2021 2:17:31 PM PST by laplata

To: firebrand

Didn’t he have to wait till they were sentenced before he pardoned them? And wasn’t he out of the White House by then? I could be wrong about this.

He pardoned Arpio before sentencing. And others, like Bannon, before trial.

37 posted on 11/25/2021 2:50:36 PM PST by DoodleDawg

To: firebrand

Didn’t he have to wait till they were sentenced before he pardoned them?

No. Preemptive presidential pardons for federal crimes are legal before, during, and after trials.

66 posted on 11/25/2021 6:47:31 PM PST by TChad (. )

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