Be careful here. Why has Matt Drudge not touched PGate? Why did Megyn's interview of Comet Ping Pong's owner J Alefantis just disappear? It is because of Obama's pardon power. There is a huge silent elephant in the room here. NYT, WaPo etc run stories critical of 'fake news' but there is a not the usual hum of pickup stories on it. I think DT is actually planning on draining the swamp for real and is letting honest journalists like Drudge and Megyn Kelly in on the truth. That is why there is abject panic among the left, and some on the right. John McCain and Mitch McConnell, I'm talking about you...
Help me out. How do you give out a pardon to someone who has never been charged or indicted? Such an act implies a huge degree of guilt on someone who was never charged. which begs the question, why were they never charged if they are worthy of a pardon?
In the case of President Richard Nixon, he was granted a pardon for any crimes he might have committed during the Watergate scandal, even though Nixon wasn’t charged with or convicted of federal crimes. (This is known as a pre-emptive pardon.)
hypothetical, say she's exonerated and none of the evidence gathered so far can be used against her; Would that also apply to whatever's on the 'Weiner' laptop? And if that pardon comes through, does that cancel out the ongoing FBI investigation into the CF? ... (Comey's on the board?)
WOW! So maybe this is how DERSHOWITZ was able to finagle a plea agreement that protected anyone else associated with the Epstein affair, that it gave them immunity for any and all crimes they may have committed if they are made public in the future?
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Clinker ago
Be careful here. Why has Matt Drudge not touched PGate? Why did Megyn's interview of Comet Ping Pong's owner J Alefantis just disappear? It is because of Obama's pardon power. There is a huge silent elephant in the room here. NYT, WaPo etc run stories critical of 'fake news' but there is a not the usual hum of pickup stories on it. I think DT is actually planning on draining the swamp for real and is letting honest journalists like Drudge and Megyn Kelly in on the truth. That is why there is abject panic among the left, and some on the right. John McCain and Mitch McConnell, I'm talking about you...
doubletake ago
Help me out. How do you give out a pardon to someone who has never been charged or indicted? Such an act implies a huge degree of guilt on someone who was never charged. which begs the question, why were they never charged if they are worthy of a pardon?
Gorillion ago
People have mentioned before that POTUS, on his way out the door, can give a type of pre-emptive pardon.
http://blog.constitutioncenter.org/2016/11/explaining-president-obamas-outgoing-pardon-powers/
doubletake ago
hypothetical, say she's exonerated and none of the evidence gathered so far can be used against her; Would that also apply to whatever's on the 'Weiner' laptop? And if that pardon comes through, does that cancel out the ongoing FBI investigation into the CF? ... (Comey's on the board?)
doubletake ago
WOW! So maybe this is how DERSHOWITZ was able to finagle a plea agreement that protected anyone else associated with the Epstein affair, that it gave them immunity for any and all crimes they may have committed if they are made public in the future?