What I would like to know, is if Clinton is hoping that the FBI investigation into her will not result in an indictment before she gets elected(lets just assume

What I would like to know, is if Clinton is hoping that the FBI investigation into her will not result in an indictment before she gets elected(lets just assume she is enough of a narcissist to believe her election is fait accompli), so she can pardon herself of the crimes she might later be formally charged with? Because technically there would be nothing stopping her from trying to do it. "The right to pardon is an authority given to the President of the United States (POTUS) by the US Constitution in Article II, Section 2. This section specifically reads that the POTUS “shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.” Essentially, the only way presidential pardon is restricted by the constitution is under the circumstance of the sitting president being impeached. Self-pardon is not restricted by law, and under interpretation by the Supreme Court, a president could have the right to pardon himself not only for crimes he has committed, but also for crimes with which he has not yet been charged" http://www.wisegeek.com/does-the-us-president-have-the-right-to-pardon-himself.htm http://www.wisegeek.com/does-the-us-president-have-the-right... And based on the mess around David Petraeus(retired CIA director) and his pleading guilty to mishandling of classified material some 3 or 4 years after the fact; the election could very well be over before any formal charges are made. Personally I feel like all of the US presidential elections come down to a choice which one possibility I dislike the least. Right now there is a lot of bad choices from my point of view; Bernie is a socialist, Clinton is under FBI investigation and shouldn't be running until that cleared up, Trump just wants to add to his "legacy" and probable make a bundle of money, Cruz is as far right as Bernie is to the left and extremist of any kind are a bad thing.