The scope of the president's pardon power is breathtaking.
([T]he power [of clemency] flows from the Constitution alone, not from any legislative enactments, and . . . it cannot be modified, abridged, or diminished by the Congress.). -- -20Garland, 71 U.S. at 380; see also Schick v. Reed, 419 U.S. 256, 266 (1974)
If Trump wins he apparently can pardon everyone with a federal Jan6 conviction at will, with no review and as a second term president, no voters to answer to. That is motivating to both sides. Only the election can tell which side has gained more from the reaction to the events.
The scope of the president's pardon power is breathtaking.
If Trump wins he apparently can pardon everyone with a federal Jan6 conviction at will, with no review and as a second term president, no voters to answer to. That is motivating to both sides. Only the election can tell which side has gained more from the reaction to the events.