I can think of all sorts of reasons why he *shouldn't*, but I can't think of many good reasons why he *couldn't*.
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Replying to @pwnallthethings @emptywheel and
Of course it has never been tested. There is always a first time ... sigh /3 =30=
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Replying to @RosenzweigP @emptywheel and
P̵̛wn̷̕̕ A̶͡ll͜͝͝ T̡̛̕h̷̶̀͠͡e̷̵̶̷ T̵͜͢h̸̸́͟i̕ng͝s͡ Retweeted P̵̛wn̷̕̕ A̶͡ll͜͝͝ T̡̛̕h̷̶̀͠͡e̷̵̶̷ T̵͜͢h̸̸́͟i̕ng͝s͡
So there's the August 5 1974 OLC opinion in which OLC said "nope"https://twitter.com/pwnallthethings/status/884874515133673472 …
P̵̛wn̷̕̕ A̶͡ll͜͝͝ T̡̛̕h̷̶̀͠͡e̷̵̶̷ T̵͜͢h̸̸́͟i̕ng͝s͡ added,
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Replying to @pwnallthethings @RosenzweigP and
And another which concludes you can't pardon posthumously. But my Q is whether he can pardon by tweet. And I don't see why not.
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Replying to @pwnallthethings @emptywheel and
Ahhh ... as to that, I assume the form is not legally required.
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Replying to @RosenzweigP @pwnallthethings and
Most interesting thing IMO abt pardons is not whether or how they'll happen but if Trump can get good enough legal advice to do them right
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Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP and
Kushner's the only one with excellent counsel so far. And Trump of course won't listen to counsel.
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Replying to @emptywheel @pwnallthethings and
Manafort has very good counsel too. Reg Brown is top shelf ....
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Replying to @RosenzweigP @pwnallthethings and
Ah, I missed who he was working with. Flynn's isn't bad either, right? Gotta get in early I guess. Maybe Trump's are just bad at lawyering
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Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP and
Oh that is a safe assumption by now@
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I'm also waiting for when Ivanka requires her own.
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