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Cheviteau

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12. Pardon may be worthless.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #8)

Wed Jun 13, 2018, 02:58 PM

Jun 2018

The courts may rule that a Cohen pardon is null and void if it is given for corrupt purposes. Corrupt purposes would mean that the pardon was given to cover up Trump's own criminal activities. Plus...a pardon would render the 5th Amend. useless to Cohen.

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Perp Walk: Michael Cohen received word from federal prosecutors that they are preparing to arrest [View all] Miles Archer Jun 2018 OP

republican traitors on the march Achilleaze Jun 2018 #1

Who gave him heads up? Iliyah Jun 2018 #2

Three's no pardoning or excusing evil scumbucketry (R) Achilleaze Jun 2018 #3

Izzat 'scumbucketry' Marca Registrada? TM with an R. 😁 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #9

Nope. Scumbucketry with an R for republican Achilleaze Jun 2018 #15

Yahah. I knew dat! JK. 😊 sprinkleeninow Jun 2018 #17

White collar criminals often get some warning before arrest marylandblue Jun 2018 #5

He's trying to get a better deal from Trump bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #4

Ex-federal prosecutor explains why Michael Cohen may have leaked latest bombshell himself Miles Archer Jun 2018 #6

Don't we need a conviction before a pardon? bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #7

No jberryhill Jun 2018 #8

In that case wouldn't it have been better for the repuglicon dump to just sell pardons at the start? erronis Jun 2018 #10

But then, the question arises, "what is the pardon for?" Sophia4 Jun 2018 #11

What's it for? jberryhill Jun 2018 #16

Pardon may be worthless. Cheviteau Jun 2018 #12

a spot of good news tomhagen Jun 2018 #13

Strategery. Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #14