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Rhiannon12866

(205,546 posts)
Wed May 26, 2021, 09:35 PM May 2021

Trump 'No Longer Has Power To Pardon' To Protect Himself - Deadline - MSNBC



Former lead prosecutor for Robert Mueller’s special counsel Andrew Weissmann points out the difference between the special counsel’s investigation and the one underway by the Manhattan DA, which is that Trump no longer has the power of the presidency to protect himself. Aired on 05/26/2021.


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Trump 'No Longer Has Power To Pardon' To Protect Himself - Deadline - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2021 OP
The former guy could never pardon himself for state crimes LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #1
Power to pardon and presidential immunity are not the same thing. TwilightZone May 2021 #2
Impotent Donny Blue Owl May 2021 #3

LetMyPeopleVote

(145,321 posts)
1. The former guy could never pardon himself for state crimes
Wed May 26, 2021, 09:57 PM
May 2021

The NEW York grand jury is looking at state law crimes

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
2. Power to pardon and presidential immunity are not the same thing.
Wed May 26, 2021, 09:57 PM
May 2021

He can't pardon himself but he's already made it very clear that his attempted defense will be that he's immune from prosecution from anything he did while president, even after he's no longer president.

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