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That's a good start Joe, keep going. The scope of the president's pardon power is breathtaking. ([T]he power [of clemency] flows from the Constitution alone
by atticora 3y ago
That's a good start Joe, keep going.
The scope of the president's pardon power is breathtaking.
([T]he power [of clemency] flows from the Constitution alone, not from any legislative enactments, and . . . it cannot be modified, abridged, or diminished by the Congress.). -- -20Garland, 71 U.S. at 380; see also Schick v. Reed, 419 U.S. 256, 266 (1974)
If Trump wins he apparently can pardon everyone with a federal Jan6 conviction at will, with no review and as a second term president, no voters to answer to. That is motivating to both sides. Only the election can tell which side has gained more from the reaction to the events.
- mschuster91 3y ago> If Trump wins he apparently can pardon everyone with a federal Jan6 conviction at will, with no review and as a second term president, no voters to answer to. Add on top of that the insider allegations of Trump selling pardons for 2 million $ apiece [1], and the list of ... sometimes really questionable pardons that were issued [2], and it becomes a real issue of national security. [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accused-offering-sell-trump-pardons-2-million-new-lawsuit-rcna84569 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/giuliani-accu... [2] https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/trump-pardons-commutations-list/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/trump-pardons-co...
- tdba 3y agoUnethical pardons on the last day in office is a Presidential tradition: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Rich https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Rich
- adonovan 3y agoBut only for convictions by Federal, not state, courts. That's one of the reasons the Georgia case against Trump is interesting.