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crud

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2. Obstruction of justice

Reply to Raven123 (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 12:56 PM

Dec 2025

used to be a limit on pardon power, if the pardon is given to further a crime by the president or his admin. Bribery is another reason to invalidate a pardon. I always thought that presidents cannot pardon folks for those reasons.

Can a president now give pardons to further a crimes because of the court ruling on presidential immunity?

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Modifying POTUS' pardon power [View all] Raven123 Dec 2025 OP

Not until after a Dem President gets to exercise the pardon as recklessly as Trump has Prairie Gates Dec 2025 #1

Obstruction of justice crud Dec 2025 #2

I think that is just an unwritten rule, more of a legal argument Buckeyeblue Dec 2025 #3

I remember the days when crud Dec 2025 #8

As long as Congress allows it, apparently so. Raven123 Dec 2025 #4

Congress is pretty irrelevant newdeal2 Dec 2025 #5

And that is why we need to push a constitutional amendment Raven123 Dec 2025 #6

Would it require an amendment mr715 Dec 2025 #7