Pardon and Prison: An Analysis of Trump’s Pardon Power and How It Could Lead to Obstruction

Johnny P
5 min readDec 5, 2018
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What are the limits of Trump’s pardon power? Can he offer it to any of his former associates facing prison time in exchange for their loyalty? Could the use of his pardon power lead to charges as a result of the Mueller investigation?

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Johnny P

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