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onenote

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5. People keep repeating the myth that you have to have been convicted to be pardoned

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:09 PM

Jun 2018

Not true. A person can be pardoned for a specific act anytime after its commission, even if no criminal charges have been brought yet, or if charges have been brought but no trial has occurred.

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I see some illogic in Trump's self-pardon theory [View all] jmowreader Jun 2018 OP

You don't need to be convicted before being pardoned FBaggins Jun 2018 #1

presidents can pardon anyone after any alleged federal crime is committed. unblock Jun 2018 #2

He's just not a very smart person C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #3

Indeed Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #4

People keep repeating the myth that you have to have been convicted to be pardoned onenote Jun 2018 #5

Even in his comments, he said that he could not pardon certain individuals because.. kentuck Jun 2018 #6