MSNBCW The Beat With Ari Melber December 2, 2020
Legally it is not true. Legally thats not how pardons work. Pardons are for criminals, the vast majority of pardons come after a person is a convicted criminal. There are also preemptive pardons and they are generally to be clear for people who need protection from possible future prosecution or something criminal. The most famous example you see on your screen, the most preemptive pardon in u. S. History is of course, Richard Nixon. Everyone knows nixon accepted the shame of a pardon, an ex president taking a pardon. It was a huge deal. He was the first president to get one from his successor...
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