• @PunnyName
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    618 days ago

    Can you pardon someone who hasn’t been found guilty yet?

    • Diva (she/her)
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      1918 days ago

      the president can in fact pardon someone before they are convicted of a crime! Nixon famously pardoned by Ford

      • @Cort
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        418 days ago

        And more recently we learned when Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio after he was convicted, but before he was sentenced, that a pardon doesn’t vacate a conviction.