Quote History Originally Posted By Dagger41:
Let's say Biden does lose in November and Hunter gets his trial delayed.
Can he get pardoned before the trial is concluded ?
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Quote History Originally Posted By Dagger41:Originally Posted By kc-coyote:
How much do you want to bet if Biden ("big guy") loses on November 4, one of his final acts will be to pardon his son. The media will back him along with the dems in congress, all claiming he couldn't get a fair trial and that it was all politically motivated.
Let's say Biden does lose in November and Hunter gets his trial delayed.
Can he get pardoned before the trial is concluded ?
I think so:
It would be highly unusual, but there have been a few cases where people who had not been charged with a crime were pardoned, including President Gerald Ford's pardon of President Richard Nixon after Watergate, President Jimmy Carter's pardon of Vietnam draft dodgers and President George H.W. Bush's pardon of Caspar Weinberger. President Donald J. Trump pardoned Joseph Arpaio and others after they were charged and convicted, but prior to sentencing. See Pardons Granted by President Donald Trump (justice.gov)
hmmm, also needs to be expunged:
No. Expungement is a judicial remedy that is rarely granted by the court and cannot be granted within the Department of Justice or by the President. Please also be aware that if you were to be granted a presidential pardon, the pardoned offense would not be removed from your criminal record. Instead, both the federal conviction as well as the pardon would both appear on your record. However, a pardon will facilitate removal of legal disabilities imposed because of the conviction, and should lessen to some extent the stigma arising from the conviction. In addition, a pardon may be helpful in obtaining licenses, bonding, or employment. If you are seeking expungement of a federal offense, please contact the court of conviction. If you are seeking expungement of a state conviction, which the Office of the Pardon Attorney also does not have authority to handle, states have different procedures for “expunging” a conviction or “clearing” the record of a criminal conviction. To pursue relief of a state conviction, you should contact the Governor or state Attorney General in the state in which you were convicted for assistance.