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Originally Posted by Cybercowboy
And this is what the law says about Presidential pardons.
The leading Supreme Court case is Ex parte Garland (1867). Justice Stephen J. Field, writing for the Court in a 5-4 decision, held that the President's pardoning power is ''unlimited,'' and ''It extends to every offense known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken, or during their pendency, or after conviction and judgment.''
Obama could easily still pardon Hillary. Just FYI.
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Keep in mind that a president can only grant pardons for federal offenses. There would be nothing stopping a state Attorney General from pursuing a case.
On an unrelated note, is anyone else familiar with the Arkansas AG?
