• Diva (she/her)
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    185 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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      45 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.