“If President Biden were to grant pardons to Trump’s opponents who are likely to be targets of his new compliant Department of Justice, would their acceptance of the pardons constitute an ...
Donald Trump has long promised that once he returned to the presidency, he will pardon people convicted of crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. This is a promise worth keeping — but not ...
“One might wonder if pre-emptive pardons are constitutional. Does a person have to have already had a trial and been found guilty in order for a pardon to be legal?” — Elmer ...
Pre-emptive pardons are constitutional. Let’s look at the Constitution, court precedent and history to understand why. The pardon power is found in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the ...