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  • Hexboare [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    The president can only pardon for federal crimes

    This hasn’t been tested and, if you were some sicko lib who actually wanted to forecast how dead white men 250 years ago would think about the introduction of federal review of state crimes 150 years ago, there are some reasons to think that the pardon power ought to have applied.

    We might see it tested if Trump wins and the supreme court can make up whatever they want