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Will Obama pardon Clinton if she wins the election?

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And even if she doesn't? He most certainly could. Would it be in the best interest of the country? Would it shake our legal foundation to its core?

Your thoughts.
 
The timeframe here complicates your question, and assumes way too much about the speed of Clinton to actually be convicted of a crime.
 
MaggieD said:
And even if she doesn't? He most certainly could. Would it be in the best interest of the country? Would it shake our legal foundation to its core?

Your thoughts.
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There's no conviction in time to pardon.
 
MaggieD said:
And even if she doesn't? He most certainly could. Would it be in the best interest of the country? Would it shake our legal foundation to its core?

Your thoughts.
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It's my understanding a pardon can come only after an indictment. I don't know if this is true. Assuming it is, Globalist Granny's indictment may come after President DJT is sworn in. If that is the case, I don't see DJT pardoning Granny.
 
Crovax said:
Obama can preemptively pardon

Can President Bush pardon people who haven't even been charged with a crime?
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Sort of, that is worth mentioning.

The issue is the pardon in future context instances tends to reference something, and it would probably mean a reference to email server use or Benghazi issue or relationship to a foundation or something. I can only seem to find one instance of an "any and all offenses" phrased pardon but it mentioned a date range.

It could mean the risk goes up in revealing something about Clinton in terms of admission of guilt, and/or blanket pardon impacting Obama's legacy and Clinton's legacy at the same time.

Our issue is the scenario of an incoming President, just after election, getting a future phrased pardon by the outgoing President.
 
DamnYankee said:
It's my understanding a pardon can come only after an indictment. I don't know if this is true. Assuming it is, Globalist Granny's indictment may come after President DJT is sworn in. If that is the case, I don't see DJT pardoning Granny.
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Correction: The president can issue a preemptive pardon.
 
Hopefully the wench will stroke out before it all gets that far.

Poetic justice for Benghazi.
 
MaggieD said:
Are you sure you need a conviction? Was Nixon convicted of anything before he was pardoned?
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Another poster provided an article, so I stand corrected. It looks like you can pardon without a conviction. I just don't see Obama doing that.
 
MaggieD said:
And even if she doesn't? He most certainly could. Would it be in the best interest of the country? Would it shake our legal foundation to its core?

Your thoughts.
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What's hard to imagine, but is absolutely true, is that after being sworn in, she can pardon herself.
 
Okay, so, BO doesn't like Granny but even so I think he will pardon her because the party of corruption is slimy beyond belief. Globalist Granny's list of crimes goes way back to her Arkansas days. She and Slick have a long history of white collar types crimes so I don't see Granny learning her lesson. She'll eventually commit more crimes in the future for which she can be prosecuted.
 
OrphanSlug said:
Sort of, that is worth mentioning.

The issue is the pardon in future context instances tends to reference something, and it would probably mean a reference to email server use or Benghazi issue or relationship to a foundation or something. I can only seem to find one instance of an "any and all offenses" phrased pardon but it mentioned a date range.

It could mean the risk goes up in revealing something about Clinton in terms of admission of guilt, and/or blanket pardon impacting Obama's legacy and Clinton's legacy at the same time.

Our issue is the scenario of an incoming President, just after election, getting a future phrased pardon by the outgoing President.
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The pardon of Nixon read "absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon for all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974."

So it doesn't need to be specific
 
DamnYankee said:
Okay, so, BO doesn't like Granny but even so I think he will pardon her because the party of corruption is slimy beyond belief. Globalist Granny's list of crimes goes way back to her Arkansas days. She and Slick have a long history of white collar types crimes so I don't see Granny learning her lesson. She'll eventually commit more crimes in the future for which she can be prosecuted.
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You know, "Granny" isn't actually an insult.
 
tres borrachos said:
I was going to say no, for the same reasons as the previous posters had said, until I saw this. If this is true, then I think we have our answer. Yes, Obama would absolutely pre-emptively pardon her.
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I don't think he would. I don't think there will be a reason enough to be before he leaves office, but the main reason is that the only thing Obama has ever cared about is his legacy and doing something like this would most certainly taint it.
 
MaggieD said:
And even if she doesn't? He most certainly could. Would it be in the best interest of the country? Would it shake our legal foundation to its core?

Your thoughts.
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Pardoned or not, given the level and depths of lawlessness in the current Administration, a condition that will almost certainly continue in a Clinton Administration, I shudder to think what this woman would do with all that additional power. She has already demonstrated such contempt for the law and such a commitment to the most radical progressive concepts, given almost unlimited power to do anything she wants and hide it at will, I see that as a potentially dangerous situation that never should happen in America.
 
Crovax said:
I don't think he would. I don't think there will be a reason enough to be before he leaves office, but the main reason is that the only thing Obama has ever cared about is his legacy and doing something like this would most certainly taint it.
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Yeah, but I think Obama is a party man too. A serious one. Ford tainted his legacy by pardoning Nixon out of the gate. That and his falls were probably the things he was most remembered for.

I think Maggie's question is a really good one. We of course don't know the answer but I share her curiosity.
 
tres borrachos said:
Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were calling her a term of endearment. That's nice of you to dial in to her status as a grandmother.
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Not a problem.
 
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