▲ 238 ▼ Nikki Haley says she would pardon Donald Trump if elected president (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 2 years ago by Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] protist@mander.xyz 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) These don't side-step prosecution though, just the sentence if found guilty, correct? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The governor of said state pardons for state crimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The governor of said state pardons for state crimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The governor of said state pardons for state crimes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago The governor of said state pardons for state crimes permalink fedilink source parent