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minus-square@Triasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 days agoThey would have to declare him illegitimate and thus intelligible to grant pardon. Which he is under the 14th amendment. They would also need to ignore the supreme court, but if we ever get that far, it goes without saying.
minus-square@Rivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish4•2 days agoThe president cannot pardon a state crime. Kidnapping is both a state and a federal crime. If convicted in state court, the president is powerless to pardon.
They would have to declare him illegitimate and thus intelligible to grant pardon. Which he is under the 14th amendment.
They would also need to ignore the supreme court, but if we ever get that far, it goes without saying.
The president cannot pardon a state crime. Kidnapping is both a state and a federal crime. If convicted in state court, the president is powerless to pardon.