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The President can't guarantee he won't face any charges. The President could grant a pardon for any crimes the judge rules he cannot present a "public good" def
by tssva 7y ago
The President can't guarantee he won't face any charges. The President could grant a pardon for any crimes the judge rules he cannot present a "public good" defense for but before a judge makes such a ruling he would have already faced the charges.
Getting a fair trial would mean going through the same process that others charged with a crime must go through. If he is asking for a promise of a presidential pardon based upon a judge's decision then he is not asking for a fair trial but a trial which is slanted in his favor.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> The President can't guarantee he won't face any charges. The President could grant a pardon for any crimes the judge rules he cannot present a "public good" defense for but before a judge makes such a ruling he would have already faced the charges. I would argue that he won't have faced the charges until and unless he has gone through, or waived, a complete trial on them. > Getting a fair trial would mean going through the same process that others charged with a crime must go through. Only if you assume that the process others charged with a crime must go through in THE US federal system is always and without exception fair in all circumstances. Really, it seems like you have confused “routine” with “fair”.