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CNN Smerconish June 4, 2024 19:09:00

importance of fani willis' indictments as being from a state, not federal prosecutor, because they would not be subject to a pardon should trump or another republican president try to give one. this begs an interesting question. is it the prosecutor's role to worry about the issue of pardons when deciding to bring charges? cnn senior analyst ellie honig raises this point in a piece on his website, the problem with pardon proofing, and he's here to discuss. should a prosecutor, someone in your old role, ever worry this individual, this defendant may get pardoned and then act accordingly? >> michael fani willis' d.a. prompted me to think in-depth about that question. my answer is, no, i don't think it's proper or appropriate for prosecutors to worry about trying to counteract or prevent pardons. i base that on two principles. the first one is the constitution.

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