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Let me scare you a bit further, then - it is entirely within Trump's power to order Executive Branch employees to enforce whatever orders he enacts, then preemp
by LyndsySimon 10y ago
Let me scare you a bit further, then - it is entirely within Trump's power to order Executive Branch employees to enforce whatever orders he enacts, then preemptively pardon them from any potentially criminal acts that arise from doing so.
- itsdrewmiller 10y agoI don't think this is correct - the pardon authority only applies to acts that have already been committed, as far as I can tell. He could maybe keep pardoning everyone every day for crimes they committed on the previous day. Would make an interesting paragraph in a dystopian novel.
- LyndsySimon 10y agoArticle 2, Section 2: [...] "he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." It looks to me like he has the ability. As you said, even if he doesn't, he can still make it happen as long as he's in office.