I didn’t realize it was possible to turn down a pardon.
A pardon cannot be rescinded.
Hillary was never convicted of a crime.
Trump is apparently willing to let by-gones be by-gones as long as Hillary stays out of politics for good.
I don’t believe a pardon is based on whether it was accepted or not. If Obama felt the need to cover his own a** he could give whoever he wants a pardon, whether they “want” one or not.
Seems like the only person that doesn’t know when to cut their loses with Hillary is Bill.
Seems like the only person that doesn’t know when to cut their loses with Hillary is Bill.
It’s possible that he gave her a pardon but didn’t announce it. She can then whip it out at anytime and try to walk from her crimes if it looks like she’s going to be convicted.
If 0dungsh*t had pardoned Hillary, I guarantee you she would NOT have gone to Trump’s Inauguration to ‘kiss his ring’.
He’s not the President.
Have you not noticed?
“Does anyone know if one was issued? If it was, and it’s not yet accepted by Hillary, could Donald cleanly rescind the offer? “
I read earlier today that someone who was following this took a look at the DOJ Pardon List right after Trump took the oath of office and he said that there wasn’t anything on it about Hillary. I guess I don’t know if there is any way to “hide” a presidential pardon, but the poster seemed to be of the mind that if it wasn’t there it didn’t happen.
A pardon does not need to be made public. Hillary could be in possession of a pardon now and not use it until she felt she needed to. At some point, it would become known from letters or archives, but that might be years.
A pardon, once delivered, cannot be rescinded, especially not by a person different than the one who issued it.
A pardon can be rejected, but that’s a completely different matter from its issuance.
Can a pardon be kept secret or at least not announced?
Hillary didn’t get her pardon. But we shouldn’t forget Bill still has his! Carter pardoned the draft dodgers, including those not yet tried or charged, of which Bill was one.
I’m not aware that Hillary or her posse even applied for pardons. If she had, we’d have known about it.
Once we have a new Atty. Gen. I say let the games begin .
Hilliary is going to slide, BUT they should go after Huma on down!
I doubt Trump will pardon Hillary. I believe he wants her to run for POTUS again so he can get re-elected.
I read an in-depth analysis of Hillary and a potential pardon. A Supreme Court decision from earlier in the Twentieth century held that acceptance of a presidential pardon was prima fascia evidence of guilt. While a pardon would protect Hillary from federal prosecution, it would open her up to a near infinity of civil and state lawsuits which she has already conceded to by accepting the pardon. At a minimum the Clintons and the Clinton foundation would be bankrupt. Also, many states where she had conducted her personal and foundation business could put her in prison.
It was widely reported that her lawyers were working with the man in charge of the pardon process under Obama. (He was a former Clinton associate and worked for Bill in the White House.) They were trying to work out bullet proof wording that covered all the contingencies. Apparently, they failed.
The press - corrupt as they are - would have covered it if she had been pardoned.
-—Why not?-—
Obama is getting down to brass tacks
Hillary is not black