07-21-2017, 10:07 AM
In theory, he could pardon himself if he was not removed from office by Congress upon any sort of criminal prosecution and conviction. But, the waters of prosecuting the Executive are untested. The SCOTUS almost took up this issue with Nixon, but he resigned before it was brought before the court and it became moot.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
