It won't be broad enough.
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And he has to sign them one-by-one
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LOL. That's right!
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Replying to @ericgeller @pwnallthethings and
The Terry McAuliffe precedent. He had to sign them one by one.
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Replying to @emptywheel @ericgeller and
That was VA Sup Ct interpreting VA law. US precedent is otherwise.
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Replying to @RosenzweigP @ericgeller and
Shoot. You mean Trump can just start tweeting out people he wants to pardon? We're doomed.
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Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP and
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
Only open question I really know if is "can POTUS effectively pardon himself?" On that scholars divide. /2
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Replying to @RosenzweigP @pwnallthethings and
I'll reup what I said to
@rickhasen earlier, even if assume arguendo Trump "can" pardon himself, I think that act could be crim obstruction2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
Which is why we should have tested earlier pardons (and commutations) as obstruction.
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Replying to @emptywheel @RosenzweigP and
Think there is large difference in the pardon of others and pardon of self scenarios as to obstruction consideration, but yeah.
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