If Trump has already preemptively pardoned Patel, Bondi, and the rest of his sick cabinet, will there be any recourse?

[Chasstev365]

I fear not. At the very least, they should never be able to show their criminal faces in public again.

[SheltieLover]

1. State charges?

[iemanja]

10. Yes, and that's about it.

Unless they could somehow prove the pardon was part of a criminal conspiracy, but given SCOTUS' immunity ruling, that seems unlikely.

[C_U_L8R]

2. At some point, a corrupt pardon has to be invalidated

Right??

[Chasstev365]

3. You would think, but with this Supreme Court, I think we already know how they'd rule.

[C_U_L8R]

5. Yeah, I was dreaming of some democracy somewhere.

[hlthe2b]

4. Yes. State Charges can be applied for many of their crimes/offenses. NY, CA, IL, MN to start...

Not to mention disbarment for those who are lawyers (e.g., Bondi) and a potential military court martial/tribunal for war crimes (Hegseth)...

No Presidential pardons for state crimes/convictions.

[Blues Heron]

6. They certainly act with the smug confidence of immunity. I'd love lady Justice wipe their evil smirks off their faces

[rzemanfl]

7. The preemptive pardon was, I believe, invented by Tom Clancy.

In NOVELS. I don't believe an offense against the United States can be pardoned before it happens. I that were true, Mike Pence and others would have died on January 6th.

[EdmondDantes_]

11. Biden preemptively pardoned the January 6th committee and his family

And with the exception of Hunter, none of them have even been accused of a crime legally (I'm sure Trump has accused them, but that's not a legal accusation).

[rzemanfl]

12. I don't think those

were prospective. The OP says “already.” I’ve only seen that in works of fiction.

[Blue Full Moon]

8. Treason

[kimbutgar]

9. Let's hope he dies suddenly and doesn't pardon

But will JD Vance pardon then?