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Cryptoad

(8,254 posts) Wed May 1, 2019, 07:04 PM May 2019

Can the President pardon ,,,,,

Contempt of Congress?

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Can the President pardon ,,,,, (Original Post) Cryptoad May 2019 OP

criminal contempt of congress is a federal crime like any other, so, yes. unblock May 2019 #1

Yes. StarfishSaver May 2019 #2

unblock

(52,563 posts)

1. criminal contempt of congress is a federal crime like any other, so, yes.

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2019, 07:08 PM

May 2019

ianal

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

2. Yes.

Reply to Cryptoad (Original post)

Wed May 1, 2019, 07:11 PM

May 2019

But since the president, through the U.S. Attorney, controls whether anyone is prosecuted for checking contempt, there may be no need to issue a pardon.

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