Not true. As others have pointed out, Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon for things he hadn't been charged with. The only constitutional restrictions on preside

Not true. As others have pointed out, Ford gave Nixon a blanket pardon for things he hadn't been charged with. The only constitutional restrictions on presidential pardon are 1) He can only pardon crimes against the federal government. That means a presidential pardon won't get you out of a state rap, and it also means he can't use the pardon to affect civil cases. 2) His pardons can't affect impeachment cases. Most notably, he can't pardon himself to avoid impeachment. Most legal scholars say the president also probably couldn't get away with issuing pardons for acts that haven't occurred yet, since that amounts to a change in the law and encroaches on Congress's powers.