The Constitution specifies limits, which are 2: crimes that are not Federal and cases of impeachment (which is political after all).

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-2/section-2/clause-1/overview-of-the-pardon-power

Trump won that vote, and (grotesquely) that's the vote that matters.

that pardoning criminals who have done your bidding might be a violation of his Oath of Office to "faithfully execute the Constitution".

There's almost an element of co-conspirator after the fact. And grand larceny on the money grabs. The bank president doesn't get to empty the vault without recourse.

Moreover, Trump was not tried for inciting that riot, so that puts the kibosh on the "doing his bidding" argument.

And there is no analogous job in the US to President, not even bank president. Bank presidents cannot pardon the incarcerated.

People he breaks out of jail should be rounded up put back in the slammer.

Me to court: "If a guilty verdict is reached, why waste a jurists time if the President can override a person's guilt?"

There's no way to override that, I'm sure.

However, a President can be impeached and removed. It's not something that is tried very often, though. After the mid-terms, though, I think it will be worth a try once more. How does that saying go?

Third Time's a Charm!

In the last days of his presidency. This is complete garbage what Trump is doing, but has the “process” always been followed? I think it’s one of many processes now broken in our government because the founding fathers never anticipated the level of fraud in our government today.

You actually believe there's equivalence between pardoning someone else--even a family member--and a self-pardon?

And what, exactly, does "process" have to do with it? We're talking about product here, not process.

“ With former presidents, there was a process to receiving a pardon. Trump pardons with a tweet. He follows no process“…

Biden gave a preemptive pardon to his family. Did that follow a process? Trump is obviously abusing things but what is the process and is it valid anymore?

It’s a difficult argument if the process wasn't at the highest standard in the past. Maybe the entire process needs to be scrapped.

You seem to be saying that if, in your humble opinion, Biden's process was not at the highest standard in the past, then how can we fault Mr. Trump.

Right?

So Biden wasn't the first person to pardon someone who hadn't been charged although obviously Nixon was guilty and there's no evidence Biden's family (other than Hunter) or the January 6th committee have done anything wrong.

The pardon power does seem overly broad, but presidents have often used it for connected people, just usually not so blatantly and self serving, or as a number of the January 6 rioters have proven, so likely to be arrested for other crimes so quickly.

list of things to run on, both 2026 & 2028!!!!

changing Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution. I think it would be far better to concentrate on the things that actually can be accomplished.

The Constition's only limitation is in cases of impeachment.

Is a pardon valid if the president offers a pardon promise in order to persuade people to commit crimes?

Example: "I want Senator XYZ's home burned down to send a message to him. Don't worry. I'll pardon you."

It's not the same thing as what I was asking about. Although it looks like a deal was made before Nixon resigned that Ford would pardon him, we can't know for sure. Even if that's true, Nixon had already committed his crimes before Ford became president.

My question was about a president already in office before a crime was committed persuading someone to commit a crime with the promise in advance of the crime that the president would pardon them. In other words, a president using the promise of a pardon to persuade person to commit a crime.

But it's a high threshold to amend the Constitution.

1. No prior felony conviction.
2. Must pass the eighth grade standard constitution test. Betcha Trump can't.
3. No pardon power, that's too much.
4. Executive orders limited.
5. No immunity from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.
6. Actual enforcement ability given to neutral police force to prevent violations of the emoluments clause. In other words, arrrest his ass for insider trading now.

I certainly didn't. Can someone post the questions on this "standard" test?

It can be done after Trump, but not during his tenure. No political will right now.

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.