@58008 to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 7 hours agoCould Joe Biden use his remaining time as president of the US to do away with presidential pardons?message-square27arrow-up187arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareCould Joe Biden use his remaining time as president of the US to do away with presidential pardons?@58008 to No Stupid QuestionsEnglish • 7 hours agomessage-square27file-text
Not sure if he has the power to do that, or if he could do it but not make it permanent. But if he can, he really should…
minus-squarestinerman [Ohio]linkfedilinkEnglish7•6 hours agoThe President can pardon anyone he wants for any federal crime as long as it’s backward looking. He can’t pardon someone for something that will happen in the future. The President does not have the power to abolish pardons.
The President can pardon anyone he wants for any federal crime as long as it’s backward looking. He can’t pardon someone for something that will happen in the future.
The President does not have the power to abolish pardons.
He will.