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The president can indeed do that. See Proclamation 4311 for Nixon, signed by Ford.
by genwin 13y ago
The president can indeed do that. See Proclamation 4311 for Nixon, signed by Ford.
- kintamanimatt 13y agoIt stems from the president's constitutionally granted pardon powers. SCOTUS decided this also includes the ability to grant amnesty. It's a petition for amnesty because he hasn't been convicted of a crime, yet. Colloquially the two words are pretty much interchangeable, but pardons and amnesties are different things.