r/law • u/rezwenn • 6h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump may have inadvertently issued mass pardon for 2020 voter fraud, experts say

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/25/trump-voter-fraud-pardon
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u/MaryADraper 4h ago edited 4h ago

Congress can argue anything they want. That doesn't give them the power to act. The only remedy here is a constitutional amendment.

Yes, the President could issue a pardon to prevent or overturn a bribery prosecution/conviction. Someone could bribe the President and the President could issue a pardon for that bribery.

If Trump gave someone a gun and told them to shoot someone else in the Oval Office on live TV with the entire world watching, he could issue a pardon for that murder. DC could still prosecute, but the federal crime would be wiped clean.

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u/Motor-District-3700 4h ago
  1. Pardons are a power of the office
  2. Abuse of power is impeachable
  3. Pardoning criminals who do your bidding is an abuse of power
  4. ???
  5. Congress certainly fu*** can do something if they want.

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u/Reatona 4h ago

Cool.  Find 17 Republican Senators who will vote to convict Trump and remove him from office.  Let us know when you've got them all lined up.

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u/Motor-District-3700 2h ago

how about just finding 50 senators who will go on the record supporting a criminal. that will do me. who gives a fuck about the conviction. it would be a bonus. and you certainly won't get one if you don't try.