Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agoCan Trump pardon himself even though he did criminal stuff outside of office?message-squaremessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up162
arrow-up162message-squareCan Trump pardon himself even though he did criminal stuff outside of office?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareradix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 days agoFor federal stuff, yes … probably, it’s never been tested, but the current SCOTUS won’t stop him. Not for state crimes. Like the 34 felony counts in NY. But enforcement of any sentence (probably financial) is unclear. Also unprecedented.
For federal stuff, yes … probably, it’s never been tested, but the current SCOTUS won’t stop him.
Not for state crimes. Like the 34 felony counts in NY. But enforcement of any sentence (probably financial) is unclear. Also unprecedented.