If He Pardons Himself, Can He Still Be Impeached?

[Me.]

THanks For All The Answers

[EarlG]

1. It's my understanding that

impeachment is the only thing somebody CAN'T be pardoned for.

The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_States

(That said, the jury is still out on whether a president can pardon himself for anything.)

[Me.]

5. Excellent

Thank you.

[SunStar]

2. Article 2, Section 2

"he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment."

[MiniMe]

3. Pardons only work for Federal crimes

If he is impeached for a state crime, it is worthless

[relayerbob]

4. Impeachment is not a criminal trial

Pardoning would be irrelevant

[Blue Owl]

6. He won't be able to pardon himself w/out his precious Twitter

[RockRaven]

7. They are irrelevant to each other in both directions.

Pardons cannot be used to forgive, short circuit, or wipe away impeachment.

And impeachments don't cause you to lose the duties/abilities of your office -- until you are convicted and removed. At which point you're not in said office anymore so of course you don't have them.

[StarfishSaver]

8. Yes, he can be

[Piratedog]

9. According to Neil Katyall (sp?), he cannot pardon himself

[Retrograde]

10. Don't see why not

IANAL, but the impeachment process is outside of the normal legal system. While I doubt he'll be removed, I want to see him stripped of the right to hold federal offices and of all post-term benefits.