Pence is canceling the test of his international trip and coming home tomorrow

[NightWatcher]

Let's hope it's to sign a letter re 25th Amendment.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[volstork]

1. No,

it's probably just to hold the pacifier in trump's mouth

[Luciferous]

2. Probably just trying to help do damage control, wouldn't get my hopes up!

[bearsfootball516]

8. That's exactly what it is

It's been reported for the last couple days that his trip has basically been useless. He's probably better utilized trying to put out fires in the US.

[Vinca]

3. Any chance of a resignation?

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. to change dumpster's depends?

[VMA131Marine]

5. Maybe they are going to stage an intervention ....

[asiliveandbreathe]

6. No one is listening to him - he has lost all credibility along with the POS

in the WH -

TRUTH - a pure word..will always win out.....Persist, Resist!!!!

[Brother Buzz]

13. I've been reading nobody is buying what he's been peddling. No one

[dalton99a]

7. "Mike, I want you to come in and pledge loyalty to me again"

[Judi Lynn]

9. Cool! Another Trump foreign policy triumph! Woo hoo.

He was so popular, he didn't feel right about basking in so much adoration, decided he'd better get back to his job.

[L. Coyote]

10. What did I miss while I was gone?

Just Trump being Trump!

Link to tweet

[VMA131Marine]

11. I think he's going to quit

provided that Pence agrees to pardon him. He will announce that he tried but the country isn't good enough for him.

[Blue_Adept]

14. Can't pardon until charged. And even then it's only for federal level crimes.

Mueller's recommendations don't have to be just federal, they can be handed off to the state level.

Trump stepped up to the big leagues and wasn't prepared for it.

[BannonsLiver]

16. Was Nixon charged?

[grantcart]

19. No and it used "any" to include any new charges

[BannonsLiver]

20. Interesting. I learned something new. Thank you.

[grantcart]

18. Really? Nixon was never charged

I think you are correct that the current procedures line up that way but the wording in the constitution is pretty absolute.

[Chemisse]

21. I don't think that is true. n/t

[Blue_Adept]

23. It is somewhat vague in some senses, yet:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/trump-and-presidential-pardons-what-you-need-to-know-w491794

The president's pardon power is extreme – it applies to any federal crimes, is entirely within the president's discretion and is completely unreviewable (with one important exception that I'll get to in a bit).

The Constitution is quite clear about this. Article II, section 2 states, "The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." No one else has this power – not Congress, nor the federal courts.

This pardon power has limits, but not any that are relevant here. For instance, Trump would not be able to pardon someone for a state, local or foreign crime. He also could not protect someone from having a lawsuit brought against him, either in federal or state court.

What you're thinking of is:

"The president's power even extends to people who have not yet been charged with a crime."

But what we're talking about is that he won't be charged with a federal crime, he'll be charged through various states instead, and he cannot pardon that.

[Chemisse]

25. Yes, that is what I was thinking about.

I assumed we were talking about federal charges.

It will be fun seeing him trying to squirm out of state charges, should they be filed.

[grantcart]

28. The real fun will be the civil suits

[SweetieD]

12. Bye Trump!!

[Iggo]

15. Trying to get his alternative face in front of the cameras.

[OliverQ]

17. Seeing as he just said he supports Trump's position, I'm not looking forward to another

Nazi defender, Evangelical lunatic taking over the Presidency.

Can we just do a double impeachment?

[eleny]

22. Charlottseville is a turning point and they need all hands on deck

But what a sorry state of affairs if they feel they need Pence to help them dig out of this quicksand.

[Skittles]

24. he is being treated like the poser he is

Trump has lost all respect and hopefully all his suckups will lose all respect too

[joeybee12]

26. For his swearing in ceremony?

He'd be worse but he won't have the fanatic base trumpenfuhrer does.

[Sedona]

27. Wait wait what?

Does an "acting" POTUS have the power to pardon?