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minus-squareNotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down4·1 年前Don’t pardons require admitting guilt? And in this case, admitting guilt should disqualify him from being president, if the constitution was followed.
minus-squareflipht@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前No. There is some legal theorizing that it does, and there have been people who refused pardons because they didn’t want the appearance of accepting guilt. But legally speaking, accepting the pardon wouldn’t change anything about the situation.
minus-squareHWK_290@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前A good point I had not yet seen expressed!
Don’t pardons require admitting guilt?
And in this case, admitting guilt should disqualify him from being president, if the constitution was followed.
No. There is some legal theorizing that it does, and there have been people who refused pardons because they didn’t want the appearance of accepting guilt. But legally speaking, accepting the pardon wouldn’t change anything about the situation.
A good point I had not yet seen expressed!