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Nikki Haley says she would pardon Donald Trump if elected president (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] 200 points 2 years ago (1 child)

So... She's admitting he broke the law?

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  • [–] 54 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    A pardon is essentially that. But only literally in the case of a conviction. You can issue blanket pardons which basically say "if you did something, you are pardoned". These do not have the direct acknowledgement of guilt but it's obviously heavily implied.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    These don't side-step prosecution though, just the sentence if found guilty, correct?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Well don't think there's a point prosecuting someone (i.e. spending insane amounts of taxpayer money) if, in the end, you achieve "nothing", in terms of punishment.

    There might still be indirect punishment in terms of a hit to public image but eh

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I feel like in a high profile case like this the prosecutor would still want to prosecute. If for nothing more than to help make a name for themselves. Of course it's likely that some funding for such a trial would be taken away after the pardon was issued. It would be an interesting states rights issue though. Can a president pardon someone for a state level crime? I think the consensus is no, but I'm not a lawyer so I wouldn't really know.

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