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originally posted by: xuenchen
One of Trump's lawyers, the girl Alina Habba, is convinced Biden is going to Pardon everybody including Himself!
She is smart and may very well have some good inside info on this bombshell in the making. đ¤Š
Source: www.vox.com...
As a final point, itâs worth noting that lawyers are expensive. Anyone Biden might preemptively pardon, who is targeted by the federal government, will likely run up hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees, even if the courts ultimately determine that this individual is both immune from prosecution and not liable for any civil offense.
This is doubly true if the Trump administration manages to shunt any criminal proceeding or civil dispute against a pardoned individual into a MAGA-aligned judgeâs courtroom, who might defy precedents like Garland or Neagle. While the Supreme Court may eventually intervene and declare the individual immune from prosecution or suit, that may not happen until after years of investigations and months of lower court proceedings.
And, even if a federal investigation uncovers no illegal activity â or even no activity that the Trump administration can characterize as illegal in order to bring meritless charges â such an investigation might still uncover embarrassing or damaging information that could then be made public.
originally posted by: Astrocometus
a reply to: WeMustCare
Trump should pardon Edward Snowden right off the top first day.
 I was always under the impression you could be pardoned for things you were charged with, indicted, convicted of and pled guilty to.
In Ex parte Garland, which involved President Andrew Johnsonâs pardon of a lawyer who had served in the legislature of the Confederacy, the court indicated that the presidentâs pardon power covers all federal offenses.
The president can issue a pardon at any point after a crime is committed and before, during or after criminal proceedings have taken place. The president cannot, however, pardon someone for future crimes. A pardon covers both the offenderâs conviction for the crime and the sentence for that crime.
The presidential action forgave two Pennsylvania men sentenced to hang for treason, simultaneously quelling a nascent uprising and proving the power of the chief executive.
More at: thehill.com...
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he doesnât want a preemptive pardon from President Biden for his work on the Jan. 6 select committee.
In an interview on ABC Newsâs âThis Week,â anchor George Stephanopoulos asked Schiff whether he thinks President-elect Trumpâs administration will not actually prosecute members of the Jan. 6 select committee, as he has threatened to do.
âI donât know what the Trump administration will do, but itâs for a couple of reasons,â Schiff said about why he doesnât want a preemptive pardon.
âFirst, we were doing vital quintessential oversight of a violent attack on the Capitol,â Schiff said. âSo I think itâs unnecessary.â
âSecond, the precedent of giving blanket pardons, preemptive blanket pardons on the way out of an administration, I think is a precedent we donât want to set,â he added.
Schiff said he has communicated his perspective to President Biden.
âIâve communicated it both publicly and privately to the administration,â he said.
Biden is said to be considering preemptive pardons for those Trump has indicated he might target in his coming administration, including members of the Jan. 6 committee.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), former chair of the Jan. 6 committee, said in a Thursday interview that he would accept a preemptive pardon from Biden if he offered one.
âThe president, itâs his prerogative,â Thompson said about whether he wants Biden to preemptively pardon him. âIf he offers it to me, I think I would accept it, but itâs his choice.â
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Bill Clinton joined âThe Viewâ on Wednesday, where he was discussing President-elect Donald Trump taking office early next year and the threat of him going after political enemies during his second term.
âDo you think it would be wise of President Biden to preemptively pardon any potential targets? What about your wife, Hillary Clinton?â host Sunny Hostin asked, highlighted by Mediaite.
âI think if President Biden wanted to talk to me about that, I will talk to him about it, but I donât think I should be giving public advice on the pardon power,â Bill Clinton said. âItâs a very personal thing, but ⌠I hope [Trump] wonât do that.â
Former President Bill Clinton says his wife HILLARY CLINTON may accept a "Pardon" from President Biden
originally posted by: fringeofthefringe
Former President Bill Clinton says his wife HILLARY CLINTON may accept a "Pardon" from President Biden
a reply to: WeMustCare
I heard Joe Biden is pardoning Hillary starting back from 1974 when she was investigating Watergate up to December 15, 2024, just to be safe.