Anonymous ID: 9b360d Dec. 1, 2024, 5:08 p.m. No.22090896   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

ArtII.S2.C1.3.1 Overview of Pardon Power

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C1-3-1/ALDE_00013316/

 

Despite the breadth of the Presidentโ€™s authority under the Pardon Clause, the Constitutionโ€™s text provides for at least two limits on the power: first, clemency may only be granted for Offenses against the United States,5 meaning that state criminal offenses and federal or state civil claims are not covered.6 Second, the Presidentโ€™s clemency authority cannot be used in Cases of impeachment.7