return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 17 days agoBiden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemencyapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1287arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkBiden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemencyapnews.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square65fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up31·16 days agoHe can pardon him now. It’s only the crime (or even alleged crime) that needs to have happened before the pardon. Consider Ford’s pardon of Nixon, which occurred before Tricky Dick was indicted.
minus-squareVolumetricShitCompressor@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkDeutscharrow-up7arrow-down2·16 days agoAh okay, then let’s go. Stop Luigis Detention.
minus-squareKbobabob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoIs it a federal crime? Can’t pardon state/local crime
He can pardon him now. It’s only the crime (or even alleged crime) that needs to have happened before the pardon. Consider Ford’s pardon of Nixon, which occurred before Tricky Dick was indicted.
Ah okay, then let’s go.
Stop Luigis Detention.
Is it a federal crime? Can’t pardon state/local crime