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Atticus

(15,124 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 02:28 PM Jan 2020

A question for some of our legal beagles: other absolute powers of a POTUS--- to classify or

declassify information, to replace an ambassador or to claim executive privilege---all seem to have one "however". These cannot be used for a "corrupt purpose" or to "conceal criminality of the POTUS".

Why does the same exception not apply to the pardon power?

Are we sure it doesn't or has it never been challenged?

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A question for some of our legal beagles: other absolute powers of a POTUS--- to classify or (Original Post) Atticus Jan 2020 OP

it's never been challenged, afaik. that said, unblock Jan 2020 #1

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1. it's never been challenged, afaik. that said,

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Tue Jan 28, 2020, 03:05 PM

Jan 2020

there are various different things here. ambassadorships require senate approval, that's in the constitution.
executive privilege is a concept the courts have long recognized, but they could revise it as they see fit.
information classification is by statute.

the power of pardon is directly in the constitution. it's not likely that a corrupt pardon would be overturned, although that act might then become grounds for impeachment and/or criminal actions against the president.

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