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3. Depends on what you mean by "pre-emptive"

Reply to Jit423 (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 03:09 PM

Dec 2024

A pardon can stop legal proceedings before any such proceedings have even started, so yes in that sense.

A pardon cannot cover future actions, so Biden cannot protect anyone for trumped-up accusations concerning events taking place after Donnie takes office, so no in that sense.

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