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I’m not sure you can pre pardon someone.
by duxup 2y ago
I’m not sure you can pre pardon someone.
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- xnx 2y agoI didn't think so either until he past few months: https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-fauci-milley-pardons-january-6-3cba287f89051513fb48d7ae700ae747 https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-fauci-milley-pardons-...
- throw0101a 2y ago> I didn't think so either until he past few months: Gerard Ford 'pre-pardoned' Richard Nixon: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Richard_Nixon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Richard_Nixon With Nixon, Ford (AIUI) wanted the country to try to 'move on' from all the non-sense that Nixon tried to do. He was afraid that further investigations could cause more damage. With Biden, he (AIUI) wanted to make sure that certain people (Fauci, Milley, etc) didn't have a legal sword hanging over them because they disagreed with trump. Fauci received death threats against him and his family because of his work/statements during COVID, and the government provided a security detail, which Trump has cancelled (and Fauci has to pay for himself): * https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-removes-anthony-fauci-federal-security-detail/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-removes-anthony-fauci-fed...