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Trump pardoning himself can lead to impeachment: Analyst
[PRESSTV] Any attempt by US President Donald Trump...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... to pardon himself from any charges stemming from his alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 US presidential election can lead to his impeachment by Congress and would be a "public relations disaster," an American writer and researcher in Washington says. Sequence: Impeachment by the House, conviction by the Senate. Article 2.4: "The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors." Article 2.2: The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment. That's pretty straightforward. If he were to be impeached, he'd be constrained by pardoning himself. There's no prohibition against a successor doing it, witness the pardon of Jack Johnson, long dead and in his grave. A hundred years or so from now, expect Clinton to be pardoned. "There is speculation that if Trump attempted to pardon himself, this act could lead to impeachment proceedings; it would also likely be a public relations disaster for Trump," Walt Peretto said during an interview with Press TV on Monday. "If Trump was able to pardon himself and the whole issue just went away---the corporate mainstream media would suddenly be void of it's biggest news distraction in the last year and a half. Virtually every weekday evening on stations like MSNBC --- the time slots are filled to the brim with the so-called Russiagate investigation. Each days events regarding this story is scrutinized to the most minute detail while more relevant news and information is systematically ignored," Peretto said. Posted by: Fred 2018-06-05 |
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