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In response to "So when Trump pardons himself, I assume the legality of it is moot until if/when he's charged with a Federal crime and then the Supreme Court rules? -- nm" by Dano

I'm not sure what you mean by the "legality of it is moot". We likely wouldn't know if it was effective until a charge was brought and it worked its

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jan 18 '21, 13:13

way through the system. But if no charge was ever brought (so it was never tested), it would have some precedential effect as a practical matter, though it would still remain untested.

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in the classical definition of "up for debate". -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 13:31 1
- Let's just agree to disagree on this one. -- nm - Joey Tribbiani Jan 18, 13:39

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I'm not sure what you mean by the "legality of it is moot". We likely wouldn't know if it was effective until a charge was brought and it worked its

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