Can you pardon someone for a crime they haven’t even been charged with yet?
Yes. Nixon
Yes. Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon.
That was my first thought, too.
Unless they quickly charge and convict her before January, then he pardons her. Man, that would be a pretty risky ploy - considering they hate each other....
Richard Milhouse Nixon.
Can you pardon someone for a crime they haven’t even been charged with yet?
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That’s the administration’s big problem. If they don’t charge her with anything, there can be no pardon. The only way they can pardon her is if she is charged, and there’s not enough time to do that.
Obama must be so pissed at her for her recklessness and blowing the election, and therefore dismantling his entire legacy, that he probably doesn’t want to see her charged in any case. Whatever Trump might charge her with is likely OK with him.
Hillary and Bill have violated so many laws I don’t see how Trump can not prosecute them. The restoration of law and order requires no less. And Rudy Guliani must be itching to do it.
Gerald Ford did it to Nixon.
>>> Can you pardon someone for a crime they haven’t even
>>> been charged with yet?
Not only that, but if an executive order can be overridden
(as Trump will do), why can’t a Presidential Pardon??
If they were alive you could ask Gerald Ford or Richard Nixon about blanket pardons.
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Easily. Ford did it with Nixon. They just give a blanket pardon for all crimes from X date to Y date.
One thing to keep in mind, though, is that only works for FEDERAL crimes. State level crimes are up to the state in question.
Yes, it just has to already have been committed.
“Can you pardon someone for a crime they haven’t even been charged with yet?”
absolutely. Ford did it for Nixon. Presidential pardon power is nearly unlimited.