President Ford issued a pardon for Richard Nixon and Nixon had not been charged at all. There is precedent for it.
45 posted on 03/22/2016 9:41:50 AM PDT by mkjessup
(A vote for CRUZ is a vote for ROMNEY, BUSH, GRAHAM, McCAIN & GOPe. Are you CruzBots effin' KWAZY?!?)
“How can you issue a pardon for which no crime has been charged?”
It prevents federal charges from ever being filed. “...As such, I pardon HRC for any federal crimes that she did commit, or may have committed, up until January 20, 2017.”
50 posted on 03/22/2016 10:08:30 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)