I'm not 100% sold on that concept because ...
A. It exists only in a Justice Department memo/opinion written during the Nixon Administration and not in any law or the Constitution itself.
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B. It would seem questionable that it would apply to state charges and not just Federal charges since they are "separate sovereigns", just as the President can't issue pardons for state crimes.
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In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)
Posted: 03/19/2019 at 2:54PM