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To: The Ox who wrote (26441)	9/27/2020 2:57:27 PM
From: Winfastorlose	2 Recommendations Recommended By pak73 sixty2nds Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33421

That's obvious. Trump has broken no laws. I'm not a constitutional scholar...

To: The Ox who wrote (26441)	9/27/2020 3:00:58 PM
From: Don Green	Respond to of 33421

Good points, The Rules of Presidential Pardons By Robert Longley March 02, 2020 A presidential pardon is a right granted to the President of the United States by the U.S. Constitution to forgive a person for a crime, or to excuse a person convicted of a crime from punishment. The president’s power to pardon is granted by Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution, which provides: “The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.” Key Takeaways Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution grants the President of the United States the power to pardon any person convicted for or accused of federal crimes, except in cases of impeachment.The president may not pardon persons convicted for or accused of violating state or local laws. Through the power of “commutation of sentence,” the president may reduce or completely eliminate the prison sentences being served by persons convicted of federal crimes.While he or she is not required to follow them, recommendations on all applications for presidential pardons must be prepared and submitted to the president by the U.S. Pardon Attorney of the Department of Justice. Clearly, this power can result in some controversial applications. For example, in 1972 Congress accused President Richard Nixon of obstruction of justice—a federal felony—as part of his role in the infamous Watergate scandal. On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, who had assumed office following Nixon’s resignation, pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed related to Watergate. On January 21, 1977, President Jimmy Carter, on his first full day in office, made good on a campaign promise by issuing an executive order granting unconditional pardons to the nearly 500,000 young American men who had evaded the military draft during the Vietnam War by fleeing the United States or refusing to register for the draft with their Selective Service boards. At the time, the blanket pardons came under fire from both veterans’ groups—who considered the “draft dodgers” to be unpatriotic lawbreakers—and from amnesty groups—for not including deserters, dishonorably discharged soldiers, and civilians arrested during anti-war demonstrations. In the end, the war and the draft had so deeply divided the people that only about half of the approximately 100,000 draft evaders who had fled to Canada chose to return to the United States, despite having been granted amnesty. thoughtco.com