captainjman2@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTrump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictmentwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down15
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkTrump calls for Supreme Court to 'intercede' against Biden after third indictmentwww.cnbc.comcaptainjman2@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareApathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 year agoNixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest. Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/
Nixon was apparently warned against trying to pardon himself because no man can be judge over his own case. Clear conflict of interest.
Idk how well that would hold up now as a reasoning, considering…. gestures broadly
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/nixons-justice-department-warned-that-the-president-can-t-pardon-himself-f70228c8b9ef/