Thanks to Trump, we now know that Luigi could be elected while imprisoned.
He wouldn’t need Trump’s changes. A US president has unlimited power of pardon of federal (not state) charges, with the exceptions of impeachment related crime and self-pardons. The President can even pardon citizens before they’re charged with a crime, like Carter did for the Vietnam draft-dodgers.
Trump’s immunity change by SCOTUS blurs the self-pardon line a bit by allowing POTUS to commit crimes without repercussion as long as they are “official acts,” whatever that means. That change is more forward-thinking, making it far easier for his team to plan his crimes.
Thanks to Trump, we now know that Luigi could be elected while imprisoned.
He wouldn’t need Trump’s changes. A US president has unlimited power of pardon of federal (not state) charges, with the exceptions of impeachment related crime and self-pardons. The President can even pardon citizens before they’re charged with a crime, like Carter did for the Vietnam draft-dodgers.
Trump’s immunity change by SCOTUS blurs the self-pardon line a bit by allowing POTUS to commit crimes without repercussion as long as they are “official acts,” whatever that means. That change is more forward-thinking, making it far easier for his team to plan his crimes.
Thank you for the explanation!
No problem!