Comment Comment by throw0101d > Is it true to say that in practise there are no laws here? If anyone in DOGE breaks the law, can't the President just issue a blanket pardon?For federal laws, yes.If you can find a state-level law that's been violated then he has no jurisdiction to pardeon.Trump himself was charged at the state level twice (and already convicted once):* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in...* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_election_racketeering_...See also the civil case against him for rape:* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._T... parent throw0101d 1 year ago
For federal laws, yes.
If you can find a state-level law that's been violated then he has no jurisdiction to pardeon.
Trump himself was charged at the state level twice (and already convicted once):
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in...
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_election_racketeering_...
See also the civil case against him for rape:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._T...