Barr Is Gonna Have To Indict Hundreds Of His Friends

[DanieRains]

So Trump can pardon them on his way out.

Their only hope.

[StarfishSaver]

1. A person doesn't have to be charged with a crime in order to be pardoned

[AmericanCanuck]

4. Pardons given with corrupt intent are null and void

[StarfishSaver]

5. Not true

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A president or governor can be charged with a crime if they issue a pardon as part of a criminal act - for example, in return for a distinct quid pro quo/bribe (although that is very difficult to prove) - but that does not void the pardon, which a president has virtually unlimited power to grant.

[L.Pharmstrong]

6. Intent would be next to impossible to prove.

The President gets a presumption of regularity, i.e., good faith. The likelihood of finding evidence sufficient to rebut the presumption is next to nil. There isn’t going to be a smoking gun. Anyone who is in danger of being charged of anything will be pardoned by Trump and there isn’t much that can be done about it.

[rsdsharp]

2. You don't need to be indicted to be pardoned.

Ford issued Nixon a blanket pardon with no indictment.

[Brother Buzz]

3. Um, Ford pardoned Nixon without any indictments

I'm just saying