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Could Trump Pardon Himself? by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/05/2018, 7:34pm PDT There has been quite a bit of buzz about the possibility of President Trump issuing himself a pardon over the issues being investigated or perhaps just everything, The pardon authority comes from " Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution which states that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment ..." according to Wikipedia, which is in line with how I remember it. Now, some are arguing the President can't pardon himself, using as a ground that a judge can't give one side something and not give the other a hearing. This, I think, is a misreading of the law. That purpose is to ensure manifest fairness to both sides. But the pardon power has nothing to do with fairness, but with the President's explicit powers, allowing him to correct potential errors, overreactions, or miscarriages of justice. The pardon power is a form of forgiveness, and forgiveness isn't intended to be fair to everyone. I am therefore persuaded that President Trump does have the power to pardon himself. Of course, the one saving grace would mean it would guarantee his impeachment.

Could Trump Pardon Himself? by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/05/2018, 7:34pm PDT     Pardoning is akin to judging NT by You can't judge yourself legally 06/06/2018, 1:42am PDT         No, in using pardon power the president is not judging NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/07/2018, 5:27am PDT     No but he could just say that the time of his court appearance by is inconvenient 06/06/2018, 4:51am PDT     Don't worry, Paul, he'll be in until 2024. You're safe. NT by pinback 06/06/2018, 7:50am PDT         God, if Pinner's right about this NT by I'm moving to Canada 06/06/2018, 1:18pm PDT             It's never moving to a country with brown people for you NT by Racist Liberals 06/06/2018, 3:58pm PDT                 Re: It's never moving to a country with brown people for you by no. . . the UK is fine too 06/06/2018, 4:01pm PDT                     Fag NT by "Thought Leader" Thought Leader 06/06/2018, 6:08pm PDT                         pff let us know how the process goes by CBSA PIU 06/06/2018, 9:00pm PDT     There is another option by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/06/2018, 8:12am PDT         Playing three-card monte with the office of the president? NT by I would rent that Rod Lurie movie. 06/06/2018, 8:40am PDT         Well I do hear those bone spurs can return at any moment by a doctor 06/07/2018, 8:26am PDT