Richard Osman made an interesting point
Trump resigns, Pence steps in and when he leaves the White house he pardons Trump.
Not sure if holding off charges until later would avoid that - does a presidential pardon apply to future charges?
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Fri 6 Nov 2020, 23:41,
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Bit tin foil hat, but it is Trump I suppose.
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Prufrock Lucifer, son of the morning!, Fri 6 Nov 2020, 23:56,
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Don’t think you can preempt something like that.
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Thrill_My_Chinchilla is old and unimproved, Sat 7 Nov 2020, 1:22,
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Yes you can
Nixon's pardon was for any crimes he might have committed
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I think presidential pardons only count for federal crimes, not state ones. New York state were the ones investigating his finances and they brought the action that closed the Trump foundation.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 7 Nov 2020, 2:28,
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To be pardoned he'd have to have been convicted first.
So it wouldn't apply to pending cases.
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No that's not right
Ford pardoned Nixon without him even having being charged
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True, there was no conviction, note though that it only applied to crimes committed while he was president.
Would the GOP want to be seen as the party that has to have its Presidents pardoned?
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Given they nominated Trump and backed him all the way, I think we know the answer to that.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sat 7 Nov 2020, 9:52,
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They were only out of power for one term the last time it happened
President Pence would have even less to lose than Ford as he'd be gone in January anyway
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But only federal charges
New York state gonna get him
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The Ann Coulter Fan Club Babylon is burning at, Sat 7 Nov 2020, 9:17,
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