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In response to "What would that entail, indicting somebody who'd received a nonspecific pardon? -- nm*" by mara

i believe so. that was the case with Nixon - he was never charged with anything, he got a blanket pardon for "whatever"... but they never charged him

Posted by colin (aka colinski) Jan 7 '21, 13:12

stepping down was considered enough. to my knowledge, there hasn't been a blanket pardon since. it's questionable and gets into Russia/Putin territory to have blanket pardons for past and future crimes... i think that it would ultimately get struck down, but may take a while to meander through courts.

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I do think it's safe to say you can't pardon someone from future crimes. Future charges from past actions maybe, but not acts that have not occurred. -- nm - pmb Jan 7, 13:29
Caspar Weinberger? (I'm not sure why the DOJ includes him in this category, actually.) - mara Jan 7, 13:23 1
- Caspar Weinberger seems like one that would have to admit guilt, but by doing so get the pardon and not have to be sentenced. - colin Jan 7, 13:30

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i believe so. that was the case with Nixon - he was never charged with anything, he got a blanket pardon for "whatever"... but they never charged him

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