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Can the President Pardon Himself?
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<blockquote data-quote="Maren" data-source="post: 71541758" data-attributes="member: 203932"><p>I think the easy answer is, for obstructing justice. Additionally, while a pardon prevents you from being prosecuted and punished (or punished further) by law enforcement and the courts, I doubt (though this might be debated by Constitutional experts) that it shields those in office from "prosecution" of their misdeeds by Congress. At least part of the reason Congress would not be stopped by a Presidential Pardon is to prevent the scenario talked about in the post before yours, where a President just keeps pardoning himself for crimes he commits (and has committed); it would defeat the separation of powers if the President could prevent Congress, though a pardon, from impeaching him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maren, post: 71541758, member: 203932"] I think the easy answer is, for obstructing justice. Additionally, while a pardon prevents you from being prosecuted and punished (or punished further) by law enforcement and the courts, I doubt (though this might be debated by Constitutional experts) that it shields those in office from "prosecution" of their misdeeds by Congress. At least part of the reason Congress would not be stopped by a Presidential Pardon is to prevent the scenario talked about in the post before yours, where a President just keeps pardoning himself for crimes he commits (and has committed); it would defeat the separation of powers if the President could prevent Congress, though a pardon, from impeaching him. [/QUOTE]
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