2 things, no pardon should cover any treasonous activities, and if a sitting president isn't "mentally fit to stand trial" any pardons should be dismissed under "not mentally fit to issue the most broadsweeping unprecedented pardon in all of history"
During his presidency Lincoln issued 64 pardons for war-related offences; 22 for conspiracy, 17 for TREASON, 12 for rebellion, 9 for holding an office under the Confederacy, and 4 for serving with the rebels. In a final proclamation on December 25, 1868, President Johnson declared "unconditionally, and without reservation, ... a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of TREASON against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies during the late civil war, with restoration of all rights, privileges, and immunities under the Constitution and the laws. Finally, the Amnesty Act of 1872 was a federal law signed by President Grant on May 11, 1872 that removed most of the penalties that the Fourteenth Amendment imposed on former Confederates for their role in the Civil War including voting, owning land, and holding office. It affected over 150,000 former Confederate troops. So much for your insistence on not pardoning "treasonous activities." Tell me again about that hard core intent for Sec. 3 of the 14th Amendment to keep Trump off the ballot. LOL!! 😂😂😂
You've missed so much since 1928. You still think you have a Republic government. There isn't any money [HJR-192, Public Law 73-10] and all crimes are commercial crimes [27 CFR 72.11], so where does that leave us? The US is a corporation [28 USC § 3002(15)], not a true Republic Government. If you use a social security number you're a slave and surety for the national debt. I know, I live in the Republic; the house no one lives in. That makes me the beneficiary, now back to work slave. You must be new.....
No, its not. Burisma was a money funnel for organizations including the CIA. As it is, Hunter is being pursued for activities while under the employ and direction of the US Gov't. Plausible Deniability is still at play and since Daddy is the present pres and this particular Pardon isn't really a legal because it is just a blank check for something that he hasn't been charged yet. But no doubt they don't want their dirty laundry out to dry so I doubt Hunter will be pursued under this particular guise. Considering whatever was going on in Ukraine is in the height of play and Daddy is in a rather public position they can't hang Hunter out to dry as standard procedure would dictate. It is an interesting show and isn't over yet. But it is working as many people are looking like it is a Biden Corruption and not an Intelligence Agencies corruption. Truthfully, it is turning into an absolutely effective diversion.
@@troywest7045 You forget Special Counsel Robert Hur's report? The one that said Joe Biden would likely have been prosecuted for willfully retaining and disclosing classified material (material dating back decades to his time as a senator) but "Hur assessed that a jury would probably view him as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and thus would be unable to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." The point wasn't that he couldn't prove his guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It was that a jury might find he's an old man with a poor memory and have sympathy. So except for that, he would've likely been prosecuted after leaving office.
@@troywest7045 Having in his possession for years, and unsecured (in his garage), classified documents when he was a Senator and Vice President! Illegally!
When Washington pardoned the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion, it technically let the guilty go free. Washington believed that was preferable to the repercussions of following through with prosecution and creating support for the rebels. '
@@PCFLSZ Arguably in that case, perhaps the better thing to do would have been to allow that possibility of support being created for the cause. Who are we, or even Him to decide what sort of ideas were "dangerous" and which are not ? The act of pardoning is not going to stop the flow of ideas; it's just going to make those same ideas carry less weight because someone didn't go to prison for those particular ideals. Nope: In that case, that pardon probably should not have been allowed to go thru; there should be more checks and restrictions on Presidential pardons.
@@MrPir84free A pardon isn't intended to stop the flow of ideas. The danger at the time was turning the participants into matrys and drawing additional followers. Reunification after the civil war wasn't easy even after all of the confederates were pardoned. It could have gone very differently if they were prosecuted. In arguing for the pardon, Hamilton wanted the power to be unfettered especially in cases of sedition because the ability to offer a pardon that cannot be questioned could prevent a missed opportunity to settle hostilities. At the time, the risk of a rebellion spreading and without the ability to quickly engage made the threat much more dangerous. Maybe not so necessary today, but I don't think that an amendment could be ratified to amend it.
@@Zzyzzyx Again an example of the President deciding the pardon would help prevent the upheaval of prosecuting a former President. Considering what the past 4 years have been like, I don't know that it was such a bad idea.
Again!? They were treasonous. They impeached Trump for asking questions about exactly these crimes they are pardoning! We recind all that as enemies of America and trials happen anyway.
They already have. [The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.” SCOTUS, _ex parte Garland_ (1866)
Just like this. Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law, pleaded guilty to 18 federal charges in 2004 and was pardoned by Trump in 2020. 20 years worth.
they exposed themselves for what they claim their opponent to be. they said nobody is above the law. they said their opponent was a threat to democracy.
If you’re mentally incapable of standing trial for crimes committed then you should be removed from office instantly and therefore have no legal grounds to pardon anyone!
Perhaps the constitution should be amended to state that should the president be impeached and convicted (even after they have left office), then their pardons are null and void.
I'm pretty sure if this were to go to the SCOTUS that would be their finding. I'm of the opinion that blanket pardons for undisclosed crimes violate the spirit, if not the letter of the Constitution.
How could a President determine if an indictment, conviction and sentence is unfair if that process has not been completed, as would be the case in charges that have not been brought?
Joe Biden sends his son to Ukraine. Hooks him up with a bogus foreign job that he's not even qualified for. Scams Ukraine out of millions of dollars. Ukraine seeks to prosecute the Biden's for money laundering and corruption. Biden threatens Ukraine to withhold US aid unless they drop the investigation. Ukraine drops the investigation and gets the funds. Hunter comes back and shares the money with his father. Biden pardons his son. They walk away laughing all the way to the bank... 🤔🙄😒🧐
The good news is that the pardoned person could then be forced to testify against grantor because after the pardon the 5th amendment protections no longer apply.
Biden can only realistically (and reprehensibly) pardon past offenses. If he gets caught again (and surely when, because he has skated all the years his father has been in some office he thinks he is immune), someone will bring the gavel down.
While it's not strictly stated in the Constitution, the Courts have held that pardons should, at least, only apply to crimes committed in the past. The whole "future crimes" thing in the Biden case were related to that fact that, when the pardon was issued, it was not yet Dec 1 (the end of the pardon period) so, theoretically, Hunter could have done whatever he wanted in those few days without consequence. Though, to be fair, when you are pardoning your own family for 10 years of crime ... what's a couple days? amirite?
Exactly. Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law, pleaded guilty to 18 federal charges in 2004 and was pardoned by Trump in 2020. 20 years worth.
OR, it its protecting his son from the corrupt coming administration who are out to pay Biden/Dems back for imagined slights so they trumped up the charges and plan to continue to persecute the man. Who is paying attention?
I was researching this. I think the only "timeframe blanket pardon" prior was the Nixon pardon.... But Joe has essentially said Hunter is guilty of an undisclosed federal crime.... Legal precedent is that a pardon is a tacit admission of guilt. You must reject or refuse the pardon if you feel you are not guilty.
1) If it's not already consistent with the Constitution, there should be no problem passing a Constitutional Amendment clarifying that when a President is removed from office by impeachment, any and all pardons and commutations issued by that President are subject to review and may be rescinded. 2) A mentally incapacitated President who's been issuing irrational and/or possibly corrupt pardons and commutations should be impeached immediately as a consequence, even if it means repeating the dubious precedent of impeaching a President whose term has expired and is no longer serving as President.
Oh, it’s going to get much worse Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden‘s brother people that work in the CIA FBI and of course let’s not forget Joe Biden himself. All these people will likely get a pardon Joe Biden cannot pardon himself so I’m sure they’ll do a Richard Nixon Joe will step down, Harris will, pardon him
By your statement of the intent of this privilege if Biden pardoned for ten years and he was complicit in those crimes he has absolutely gone rogue and this should be challenged.
@@hermanmiller3708 You left out the part about immunity applying to the performance of official duties only. Using an absolute description where it doesn't exist is at best, misleading.
@@PCFLSZ You parse the decision in a misleading manner. They applied their ruling to an attempt to overturn an election where a President has no official duties. What you are attempting is what is called gaslighting. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Thanks for the summary. This topic sure has ignited a firestorm of comments, both rationally backed and argued, as well as emotional responses with and without any foundational arguments. Always entertaining to read a sampling of the comments to see how varied the positions and arguments are. Lots of valid points and info provided by commenters. Cheers!
Interesting how the pardon covers the years FJB was vice-president to Obammee and he was dealing with the oligarchs of Russia, China, Ukraine and other foreign powers. When pardoned boy was in a meeting with "business partners" and FJB happened to call in saying to save 10% for the big guy. 😮
At the very least, and as I hope SCOTUS concludes, the pardon should only apply to enumerated crimes or acts committed. Basically, you either need to be under investigation or charged based on specific acts. So, pardon someone for something specific they did…regardless of what crimes might be asserted in the future. There should not be “any and all” clauses in a pardon.
@ exactly agree. Even if the pardon can be used on ANY federal crime, it should require specificity, and should only be applied to existing charges. We’ll have to see what SCOTUS says.
Just way too ridiculous to believe! Really, really, really stretching things where the letter of that part of the US Constitution is concerned. I hope this particular instance is challenged big time.
Awesome! Could you make “Pardons: The Greatest Hits”? Would love to see in one place all the controversial and bizarre pardons done in history and by whom. Thanks for this video!!
@@viggosmiles9496 Washington issued pardons for treason to those involved in the whiskey rebellion and Andrew Johnson issued blanket pardon to all Confederates.
I agree, it is filthy that T and crew are persecuting the son of the current president in order to persecute the man who beat T in the last election. It's sick and so corrupt.
Some of hunter’s crimes also come under jurisdiction of various state laws in which he committed them such as….prostitution, pornography, drug use, money laundering,state tax evasion, …..pretty much all parallel federal charges, so nail him on those crimes
Aside from the issue of pardoning a family member, No one should be able to pardon people for unspecified crimes. You shouldn't be able to pardon people for crimes that they MAY have committed. And the way this particular time frame is written it suggests Joe knows Hunter did bad things during that time frame and is just trying to get him off the hook
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.” SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@teebob21 Well, UNSPECIFIED crimes means that the crimes were not known to the law, thus it should be completely and unequivocally deemed that the pardon should not stand.
@@MrPir84free The crimes were specified. All offenses against the United States. There is no Constitutional requirement that a particular crime be described in the pardon.
I hope the superior court clarifies this. If there was no conviction, there should be no pardon. All the crimes yet to be charged should not be allowed to be pardoned.
What do you think power does? You think you have a choice when you vote for 1 of 2 life long political representatives? 😂 They've all been born into wealthy political families, you're scum, they don't care about us, what your TV PROGRAMMING tells you and what reality is are 2 different things, one SHOULD be able to use common sense to easily see this for themselves...
@@TheREALJosephTurner The Constitution SPECIFICALLY grants that right to the President IE: There is ZERO basis to challenge it. A classic total waste of time and money.
this just proves that he knows that his son is GUILTY,.........THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT HE KNOWS IT AND HAS KNOWN IT ALL ALONG WHITCH HE LYED ABOUT IT ALL ALONG !!!!!
I think this is a matter of definitions. If there's no specified crime and/or no conviction then there cannot be a pardon. A pardon is specific. What Biden has done is attempt to grant his son immunity. The president does not have the constitutional power to grant immunity from the law. That's an insane prospect. Imagine if the president of the United States, no matter who he or she may be, were to write a pardon for literally all Americans for all crimes going back to the beginning of the nation? What Biden has done is equally as ridiculous.
It's completely legal. Article II allows a pardon for any offenses committed against the United States except those in an impeachment. It is not immunity, it is forgiveness. If Hunter commits a crime tomorrow, he can be charged and convicted again unless another pardon is issued.
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.” SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@PCFLSZ So, if someone uncovers crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden committed 2 years ago that no one knew about until now can he be tried for those crimes? If your answer is no then that is immunity not a pardon. You cannot ask for or be granted a pardon for crimes unknown.
@@teebob21 In other words, President Joseph Biden is aware of multiple crimes against the United States of America going back at least 10 years that his son has committed, which are currently unknown to the justice system, for which he must be pardoned? You know, just in case those crimes are ever uncovered.
Regardless of what we might prefer, that just isn't true. Ford pardoned Nixon... who hadn't been tried yet, much less convicted. TBF... I'm not sure that Nixon actually committed a crime... He was *charged* with it... but refusing to prosecute a crime IS part of the executive branch's "privilege"... part of the checks and balances. Your state governor and police probably have the same ability... and a lot of DA's are currently *using* that "privilege". Feds also used it when they said that JB is "too old". They also use it when they trade immunity for testimony... which they did with HRC among many others.
Not mentally fit to stand trial or make life changing decisions for the country but pardons his son?? Illegitimate Pardon that truly needs to be reviewed immediately. ⚠️😡
Thank you for offering this channel. I know most consider this subject matter "boring;" however, ALL citizens should learn and know thoroughly the information you are reviewing. Unfortunately, teaching civics is not given the priority it once was in our schools.
For anyone who isnt clear about presidential pardons. Presidential pardons only cover violations of federal laws. States can still prosecute any criminal activities by a president or family members engaged in criminal conduct in violation of state laws.
Richard Nixon was. I hope everybody understand that the pardon just began I’m sure they have many ready to go.? I’m talking about Anthony Fauci. I’m talking about people who were involved in the creation of the illusion of Russia collusion. This includes people in the media people FBI includes Obama and people in His cabinet and let’s not forget about Joe Biden. He will step down Harris willl Pardon him
I fear Biden will pardon all political people that can expose his crimes, that need to be prosecuted for their crimes. Talk about a big EF you to the American people on the way out the door. I hope Trump has the final Mic Drop on this matter.
"The president shall have the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment." It says it right there. "for Offenses against the United States". The pardon is for specific offenses, not any and all potenial offenses within a blanket time frame.
Biden should have been impeached a long time ago. Google son of a bitch they fired him, Joe biden, council foreign relations and listen to Joe brag about bribing the Ukraine that led to the black male of America for trillions of dollars and world war III to protect Hunter!
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.” SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@teebob21 you cannot be pardoned by the president for crimes against a state. it is really limited this is the most obscene pardon anybody has ever seen. supreme Court says it might be unconstitutional.
That Biden family raked in money on by selling the influence of public office. That's in addition to the other admissions Biden has made about selling secrets. The big guy and his son have committed treason.
The Framers gave presidential power to pardon, for those allegedly rare instances where our legal system failed a citizen; who perhaps received an unfair sentence, due to unusual circumstances. Not for a crime family to absolve one of their biggest cohorts in crime.
Most lawmakers in the 18th and early 19th centuries can be characterized as “citizen legislators,” holding full-time non-political employment and serving in Congress on a part-time basis for a short number of years. When did this change and why?
Yep. All the way back in 1789, they saw the danger of somebody like trump having that kind of power. Unfortunately, the framers of the Constitution didn't heed their warnings. Now we're going to get a firsthand look at just how badly this power can be abused, because trump will do EVERYTHING the Anti-Federalists claimed could happen.
Kind of the 'smoking gun' concept that, if the investigations of Hunter were to continue, more crimes would be discovered, specifically during the time frame mentioned in the pardon.
@@civicsreviewchannel Can still drag Hunter before the courts and congress and be forced to testify under oath. Lies or refusal is contempt of court and no pardon or similar can change that.
@@crazysquirrel9425 He's a "recovering" crack addict. He's got no credibility and even if he did, he's not going to throw his family under the bus. He'll just give the classic "I don't recall, I was high a lot and don't remember much". That's all.
@@civicsreviewchannel Seems like Biden actually made a huge error; he just proved that there IS something to find there, if his DOJ isn't doing everything they can to sweep it under the rug anymore. All we need now is for the Supreme Court to say that pardons by definition are only for crimes convicted, or at least charged even.
This whole thing makes my head hurt... If I just go with my gut...THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!!! And, everyone knows it whether they admit it or not. SMFH
The anti-federalists had a very accurate crystal ball. They were right not to support pardoning power to a single individual. Their reasons were rational and glaringly aware of the weaknesses of human nature. We are a nation of laws written by the people and for the people, laws that are enforced and ajudicated by representatives of the people. If crimes are committed against the United States, that essentially means every American citizen becomes a victim of that crime. Plainly stated, the citizens of America ARE The People by which and for which the law is written. Taking this into consideration, The People should decide whether a person who has committed crimes against the United States should be pardoned. It should be done by vote and those votes should be faithfully carried out by the representatives of The People...that being Congress.
Actually, that is fairly common. It is used to shut down a malicious prosecution, and it would almost always occur for an amnesty associated with a rebellion.
Perhaps the fact that Hunter Biden entered a guilty plea and accepted a plea offer (90% of all criminal cases have plea offers) but Republicans in Congress complained about the plea agreement and forced the DofJ to withdraw it?
@@richdobbs6595 At lease in these cases it was at least a known crime that had been charged, as opposed to any crimes that "may" have occurred; that is wildly unprecedented. Civil War soldiers were not pardoned for any and all crimes they may have committed, they were specifically pardoned of treason. Also as the anti-federalists allude to, pardoning treason when it was against the President is VERY different than pardoning treason, or other crimes, that were with or for the President.
One of the conditions of a pardon is a demonstration of rehabilitation. How can you demonstrate you're rehabilitated from a particular crime if they don't know you've committed it?
DOJ standards related to the issuance of pardons DO NOT restrict the President's plenary right to grant a pardon in any way shape or form. Keep in mind, DOJ is an executive branch agency.
@@LarryK-jg6iw The requirement of rehabilitation applies the the individual pardoned, not the president. Plus Biden set a lot of precedents that will probably be challenged.
@@LarryK-jg6iw Excepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, plus after that, the DOJ can make you write out each crime you've committed, along with a list of accomplices. And you can't take the fifth while under oath, and if you lie, you can be charged with perjury.
This can not happen ! There has got to be no way that a person can forgive any & everyone before they are even tried for their crime. If you do you give the person the right to do anything they want for life to help destroy our country and never worry about going to trial .No traitor should ever be pardoned period!!!!!
The constitution may not say specifically this or that, but the spirit of the law and basic common sense, is capable of filling in the gaps. The constitution does not say the president can or can not pardon someone for life, but surly such a pardon is highly unreasonable and goes against the values of all law. We the People are not stupid (most of us aren't) and can with confidence know if something is right or wrong ,but because of "legalities" we now are forced to rely on lawyers to decifer what words mean. If it wasn't for lawyers we wouldn't need lawyers.
Since when has common sense entered into criminality? Common sense would say that you can't be "forgiven" of as crime not yet adjudicated especially when we know there were a long list of crimes that will now be "forgiven" like foreign interference, child trafficking, drug charges, and who know what else that are major federal crimes that we ALL know he was participant in and his father knew about all of it. This is not about common sense but about traitorous criminality and a massive abuse of power. Not to mention, there will be many, many more 11th hour pardons covering for extremely serious federal crimes, most of which are treasonous.
@@teebob21 Apparently it doesn't, since part of Hunter's pardon is covering acts that may or may not have been committed and have not been currently charged.
Not that it would happen, but if this was brought to court a case could be made that it was invalid due to not naming any crime. Courts looks at traditional understanding of a legal term and how it has been applied since the founding. Pardons have been used for specific crimes not any unnamed crimes in the past or future. A court could invalidate this pardon in part (it does mention the gun crimes) or whole. However, like I stated above I doubt anyone would or could bring this to the any federal court.
1) How can a pardon be issued if no charges have been filed? 2) Can individual states bring suit against someone who has been pardoned? Can a federal crime also be a state crime?
The way the US Constitution reads, on day one of his presidency, a president could give himself, his entire administration and every politician in his political party, a blanket pardon for any and all federal crimes from birth to the end of his presidency. That means, on day one of his presidency, federal laws would not apply to him, his administration or politicians in his political party, for any federal violations that occurred before or during his time as president. Plus, after he leaves office, neither he, his administration or politicians in his political party could ever be charged with any federal crimes they committed before or during his presidency. He could literally become a dictator and only a civil war could stop him. This is taking it to ultimate extremes but, it could literally happen. If this article of the US constitution isn't amended, you can bet some future president will take advantage of it even more than Biden already has. In fact, Biden is talking about giving blanket pardons to Fauci, Schiff, Cheney, the entire Jan 6th committee and who knows who else.
The world's foremost logician, Kurt Gödel, best friends with Einstein, as he studied the Constitution for his citizenship test, worriedly told Einstein and was purportedly going to tell the immigration judge that the Constitution had a flaw that could allow the US to become a tyranny in a completely legal and Constitutional way... fortunately Einstein and other friends convinced Gödel to not bring the topic up during his citizenship hearing... I suspect it was exactly this flaw that the logical mind of Gödel discovered!
The world's foremost logician, Einstein's best friend Kurt Gödel, was studying the Constitution as part of his citizenship process. He worriedly told Einstein and their friends that he had found a flaw in the Constitution which could set up a dictatorship/tyranny in the US, legally and Constitutionally... he wanted to tell the immigration judge who was swearing him in as citizen about it, but his friends (worried that he would torpedo his swearing in as a citizen) convinced him to not say anything. I suspect it was this very problem with the pardon power in the Constitution being applied self-referentially (to the President) and recursively...
Wrong. The pardon power can only pardon offenses which have already occurred. It cannot be used to create immunity for future actions. [The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.” SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@teebob21 Wrong, here's what the US Constitution says about presidential pardon powers. "The president shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." The ONLY exemption is impeachment. Plus a presidential pardon does NOT extend to every offence known to the law. It ONLY extends to federal laws. Not state or local laws.
My issue with this is what about acts of treason because if Hunter was literally using his father to get classified documents or classified information on selling it to our adversaries that is treason it is also an impeachable offense. Would this pardon that he has given his son, keep them from being prosecuted for that cause cause treason is different than just a federal crime
This exact scenario is what the Anti-Federalists were afraid of. Basically a legal way for the president to commit crimes through others and then pardon them.
First off neither of Hunters convictions had anything to do with what you are talking about. there is no even talk of treason. FYI, treason can only happen in times of war btw. There is no investigation into Hunter for anything related to trading information with foreign entities. Republicans did hope there was a smoking gun to confirm something they WANTED to be true. But alas, there is no evidence even suggesting any wrongdoing has happened.
Time for some congressional hearings into exactly what happened in those 11 years… can’t plead the 5th anymore… turns out there is also a precedent for impeaching presidents out of office
This is funny because Kushner just got 2 BILLION from the Saudi's and for what exactly? Y'all worried about a guy's laptop even though he never worked at the White House. But we know who did, Kushner! Who couldn't pass a security clearance, but got into the W.H. because Trump doesn't believe in rules that every other President obides by. You know who Trump pardoned, Kushners Daddy, Trump's in law, shocking right. So if Kushner got 2 billion for selling National Secrets, where's Hunters Billions?
Why because they're fake cowards that can't just rule in a way that requires basic sanity? This isn't hard to apply reason toward. Pardon = a case that already happened which the person is found guilty from, being released from the punishment of that crime. You can't pardon for crimes nor cases which haven't even been discovered or had a trial relating to them, that's a logic-free zone.
I have not seen any evidence whatsoever that is criminal that the Supreme Court faces however if Americans believe that this is done? Anthony Fauci will need a pardon. Bill Gates will need a pardon illegal activities inside the government such as spy gate the Russia, Russia, collusion illusion those people will be held accountable, including Obama, the media last, but not least Joe Biden himself will need a pardon he will step down and Harris will pardon him, let’s not pretend that we did not find out. He was getting money from the Chinese government.
Very nice overview! The Constitution isn't "vague" on this power, however, it's "categorical", meaning we know of no STATED limits other than impeachment. However, we could likely deduce some implied limits such as no pardons for crimes that have yet to be committed. Since those aren't actually crimes per se, just the possibility of them, those can't be considered to be "offenses against the US". A Court case is where such implied limits would most likely be uncovered. Congress could also pass a law defining them.
Supreme court has opined that as a plenary power, the legislature may not place bounds on the pardon power. Dicta already suggests pardons for future crimes would not be valid.
One thing I know from watching a documentary about it is that, even if you're Not Sure, you can get a full presidential pardon if you talk to plants and make them grow.
Are we in the era of #Pardonocracy where Presidential pardons enable legal immunity for intentional crimes committed in office, placing regimes above the law.
How on earth can a person be pardoned for something not yet charged or for crimes in the future..... would it apply to an assassin before the hit ....?
The Supreme Court should have the power to review all federal pardons to insure that they are in line with the Constitution. If they determine that a pardon doesn't then they can send the pardon back to the president to be amended and then resubmitted to them.
Joe Biden is guilty of bribery. he is the biggest child trafficker in the history of the USA. open border 500,000 counts of child trafficking. Congress is screaming bloody murders.
@teebob21 you might be interested in a video called watch Joe Biden age. pay attention to his ears. everyone's ears are unique and they don't change much at all even when you're really old. we have an imposter in the White House. Joe used to have detached rounded earlobes that look like the letter u. Hunter has detached rounded earlobes looking like letter u. The imposter has smooth tapered earlobes that attach to the side of his face. they are a unique identifier. nobody does earlobes surgery. that means we have somebody pretending to be our president. that's treason. how can you expect a pardon from a treasonous bastard to be good in reality. I double dog dare you to Google senator Joe Biden and watch him over the years. you can see his ears changed about 2020.
I agree. We NEED a Constitutional amendment to fix this problem. Furthermore, I believe the founding fathers were willing to let us decide the scope and magnitude of the President's power to pardon. Good luck to us all. ☕☕☕😎🇺🇸👍👍
Undermines the rule of law. Great point. I'll do some reading, but this point may be all that is needed to abolish the pardoning power (which ain't gonna happen).
Well presented.... What we just witnessed is also a strong argument for demanding action on the 25th... A case can be made that Biden was and is not mentally capable to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Office.
Ironically, that's the "states' rights" crowd. YES, they absolutely had SOME things correct... but owning another person was, of course, NOT one of those things. Just as they were obviously right about needing those first 10 amendments... because the later "federalists" have spent the last 160 years grabbing more and more power.
Ironically this is exactly what happened especially with the intent of pursuing the outcome enabling the corrupt overthrow of our constitution. Abuse of power to protect a cabal of past and FUTURE tyrants. 1984... Orwellian nightmare.
It is my understanding however, the person granted the pardon has given up his or her 5th amendment rights to any crimes under such pardon. Which means that person can be investigated under oath to incriminate people included in the questionable crimes ccommitted!
The right not to self-incriminate is not explicitly removed by law but when one is already pardoned it is not logically possible to self-incriminate, because even if convicted you do not have to serve a sentence. I suspect being held on remand is not covered by the pardon, nor is contempt of court outside the pardoned period. Hunter can still technically be charged and held on remand, indefinitely, while being prosecuted and convicted for crimes (committed during the pardoned period), after which he would need to be released.
The founding father knew that The President could be attacked by his enemies, like the DEMOCRATS are doing, and they could attack his supporters. It could cripple a President if Congress kept attacking him, and his allies, during his tenure. They were pretty Smart people. Each branch of Government has certain powers to balance out the Powers of the other Branches.
It is imperative that there should be some oversight on such an ability to blanket pardon, especially when it is a direct family member that benefits from such a pardon. The oversight should be the SCOTUS, who should review if the pardon is in the best interest of the nation.
The good news is, by issuing this pardon, Hunter has no 5th amendment rights if called to testify on any matter for the period of time for which he was pardoned. If he refuses to answer any and all questions, he could be held in contempt of court, and possibly be charged with obstruction of justice.
2 things, no pardon should cover any treasonous activities, and if a sitting president isn't "mentally fit to stand trial" any pardons should be dismissed under "not mentally fit to issue the most broadsweeping unprecedented pardon in all of history"
unfortunately, "should" is not the operative word. POTUS can pardon anyone for any and all crimes that have been committed against the United States
There already is a mechanism to remove a President incapable of executing the duties of the office. It's called the 25th Amendment.
During his presidency Lincoln issued 64 pardons for war-related offences; 22 for conspiracy, 17 for TREASON, 12 for rebellion, 9 for holding an office under the Confederacy, and 4 for serving with the rebels. In a final proclamation on December 25, 1868, President Johnson declared "unconditionally, and without reservation, ... a full pardon and amnesty for the offence of TREASON against the United States, or of adhering to their enemies during the late civil war, with restoration of all rights, privileges, and immunities under the Constitution and the laws. Finally, the Amnesty Act of 1872 was a federal law signed by President Grant on May 11, 1872 that removed most of the penalties that the Fourteenth Amendment imposed on former Confederates for their role in the Civil War including voting, owning land, and holding office. It affected over 150,000 former Confederate troops. So much for your insistence on not pardoning "treasonous activities." Tell me again about that hard core intent for Sec. 3 of the 14th Amendment to keep Trump off the ballot. LOL!! 😂😂😂
You've missed so much since 1928.
You still think you have a Republic government. There isn't any money [HJR-192, Public Law 73-10] and all crimes are commercial crimes [27 CFR 72.11], so where does that leave us?
The US is a corporation [28 USC § 3002(15)], not a true Republic Government. If you use a social security number you're a slave and surety for the national debt. I know, I live in the Republic; the house no one lives in. That makes me the beneficiary, now back to work slave.
You must be new.....
If you're not mentally fit To stand trial How can you Be mentally fit to give pardons
A clear case of Abuse of power and a conflict of interest, not fit to stand trial, not fit for pardons💯👍
No, its not. Burisma was a money funnel for organizations including the CIA. As it is, Hunter is being pursued for activities while under the employ and direction of the US Gov't. Plausible Deniability is still at play and since Daddy is the present pres and this particular Pardon isn't really a legal because it is just a blank check for something that he hasn't been charged yet. But no doubt they don't want their dirty laundry out to dry so I doubt Hunter will be pursued under this particular guise. Considering whatever was going on in Ukraine is in the height of play and Daddy is in a rather public position they can't hang Hunter out to dry as standard procedure would dictate. It is an interesting show and isn't over yet. But it is working as many people are looking like it is a Biden Corruption and not an Intelligence Agencies corruption. Truthfully, it is turning into an absolutely effective diversion.
@@troywest7045 You forget Special Counsel Robert Hur's report? The one that said Joe Biden would likely have been prosecuted for willfully retaining and disclosing classified material (material dating back decades to his time as a senator) but "Hur assessed that a jury would probably view him as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” and thus would be unable to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." The point wasn't that he couldn't prove his guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. It was that a jury might find he's an old man with a poor memory and have sympathy. So except for that, he would've likely been prosecuted after leaving office.
@@troywest7045 Having in his possession for years, and unsecured (in his garage), classified documents when he was a Senator and Vice President! Illegally!
@@troywest7045being a democrat
@@troywest7045 Mishandling classified documents and possibly espionage. See the Hurd report.
It seems like pardoning is for an innocent person to be forgiven, not for guilty people to escape justice.
When Washington pardoned the participants in the Whiskey Rebellion, it technically let the guilty go free. Washington believed that was preferable to the repercussions of following through with prosecution and creating support for the rebels. '
@@PCFLSZ Arguably in that case, perhaps the better thing to do would have been to allow that possibility of support being created for the cause. Who are we, or even Him to decide what sort of ideas were "dangerous" and which are not ? The act of pardoning is not going to stop the flow of ideas; it's just going to make those same ideas carry less weight because someone didn't go to prison for those particular ideals. Nope: In that case, that pardon probably should not have been allowed to go thru; there should be more checks and restrictions on Presidential pardons.
It's also for guilty people to go free (Ford pardoning Nixon).
@@MrPir84free A pardon isn't intended to stop the flow of ideas. The danger at the time was turning the participants into matrys and drawing additional followers. Reunification after the civil war wasn't easy even after all of the confederates were pardoned. It could have gone very differently if they were prosecuted.
In arguing for the pardon, Hamilton wanted the power to be unfettered especially in cases of sedition because the ability to offer a pardon that cannot be questioned could prevent a missed opportunity to settle hostilities.
At the time, the risk of a rebellion spreading and without the ability to quickly engage made the threat much more dangerous. Maybe not so necessary today, but I don't think that an amendment could be ratified to amend it.
@@Zzyzzyx Again an example of the President deciding the pardon would help prevent the upheaval of prosecuting a former President. Considering what the past 4 years have been like, I don't know that it was such a bad idea.
The Supreme Court needs to review this. This should never happen again!
It shouldn't stand now
It should never happen. This bunch needs arrested
Again!? They were treasonous. They impeached Trump for asking questions about exactly these crimes they are pardoning! We recind all that as enemies of America and trials happen anyway.
They already have. [The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.”
SCOTUS, _ex parte Garland_ (1866)
Just like this. Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law, pleaded guilty to 18 federal charges in 2004 and was pardoned by Trump in 2020. 20 years worth.
they exposed themselves for what they claim their opponent to be.
they said nobody is above the law.
they said their opponent was a threat to democracy.
"They" say a lot, don't they?
@@Goibniu001 They talk a lot but don't say much.....
In fact it is them the demorats
If you’re mentally incapable of standing trial for crimes committed then you should be removed from office instantly and therefore have no legal grounds to pardon anyone!
Kamala was his 25th amendment safety plan
Cute theory, but in the application of the law, no such standard for removal exists.
@@teebob21
The 25th amendment? But then we'd have Kackle in the oval office.
@@teebob21 Not entirely correct as there is the 25th amendment.
Bob is trolling the comments. I wonder if Tee indicates that he's small. Like a chihuahua.
Pardons should only be issued for specified federal crimes that they have already been indited, convicted and sentenced. No blanket crimes.
Exactly.
Perhaps the constitution should be amended to state that should the president be impeached and convicted (even after they have left office), then their pardons are null and void.
That’s the intent. He’s just throwing things at the wall.
I'm pretty sure if this were to go to the SCOTUS that would be their finding. I'm of the opinion that blanket pardons for undisclosed crimes violate the spirit, if not the letter of the Constitution.
How could a President determine if an indictment, conviction and sentence is unfair if that process has not been completed, as would be the case in charges that have not been brought?
How can a pardon be valid when the person granting the pardon is and has been a party to the crimes the whole time?
Excellent question!
Joe Biden sends his son to Ukraine. Hooks him up with a bogus foreign job that he's not even qualified for. Scams Ukraine out of millions of dollars. Ukraine seeks to prosecute the Biden's for money laundering and corruption. Biden threatens Ukraine to withhold US aid unless they drop the investigation. Ukraine drops the investigation and gets the funds. Hunter comes back and shares the money with his father.
Biden pardons his son.
They walk away laughing all the way to the bank... 🤔🙄😒🧐
The good news is that the pardoned person could then be forced to testify against grantor because after the pardon the 5th amendment protections no longer apply.
@@SomeGuyFromUtah Yeah I know but these people are liars and they will just say I don't know what you are talking about!
@@SomeGuyFromUtahbasically true but after committing a crime, what's a little lying amount to?
Pardoning for future crimes is insane and there's no way that should be a thing.
Biden can only realistically (and reprehensibly) pardon past offenses. If he gets caught again (and surely when, because he has skated all the years his father has been in some office he thinks he is immune), someone will bring the gavel down.
While it's not strictly stated in the Constitution, the Courts have held that pardons should, at least, only apply to crimes committed in the past. The whole "future crimes" thing in the Biden case were related to that fact that, when the pardon was issued, it was not yet Dec 1 (the end of the pardon period) so, theoretically, Hunter could have done whatever he wanted in those few days without consequence. Though, to be fair, when you are pardoning your own family for 10 years of crime ... what's a couple days? amirite?
It's outrageous!!!! If we want Justice, it's up to the people now.
The nuance is that we now have a president pardon someone from potential crimes that he himself profited from.
That happened during Trump**'s first term, and will happen again in his second. It does not apply to Biden.
Yeah trump pardoned alot of his close family already. And he probably wasnt the first.
Can you give an example of close family that Trump pardoned.? Maybe you know something that nobody else does and history forgot to record.
WORD‼️@@cheesygoodness5415
Bingo!
He Can't pardon any crimes he was a part in or profited from. Bank records don't lie...
Two tier justice so clear it hurts my mind.
Yep. We need a revolution.
There always has been, and there always will be. Any belief otherwise is utopian.
it breaks my heart that they are doing this to my country. God bless you brother
It’s many more then two-tiers my friend
Exactly. Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s son-in-law, pleaded guilty to 18 federal charges in 2004 and was pardoned by Trump in 2020. 20 years worth.
Giving such a blanket pardon imo is admitting there are crimes we dont know about but when we find out he cant be held accountable
And "THAT" is what it is all about right there! You nailed it!
OR, it its protecting his son from the corrupt coming administration who are out to pay Biden/Dems back for imagined slights so they trumped up the charges and plan to continue to persecute the man. Who is paying attention?
I was researching this. I think the only "timeframe blanket pardon" prior was the Nixon pardon.... But Joe has essentially said Hunter is guilty of an undisclosed federal crime.... Legal precedent is that a pardon is a tacit admission of guilt. You must reject or refuse the pardon if you feel you are not guilty.
We know enough of the crimes to know that the gun and tax crimes are the tip of the iceberg.
100%.. But now the pardoned "Hunter" just has to keep his nose clean because there won't be another one
Many of these Pardons should be challenged to the Supreme Court. Taking to you Pam Bondi.
1) If it's not already consistent with the Constitution, there should be no problem passing a Constitutional Amendment clarifying that when a President is removed from office by impeachment, any and all pardons and commutations issued by that President are subject to review and may be rescinded.
2) A mentally incapacitated President who's been issuing irrational and/or possibly corrupt pardons and commutations should be impeached immediately as a consequence, even if it means repeating the dubious precedent of impeaching a President whose term has expired and is no longer serving as President.
This is the most factual evidence of above the law i have ever witnessed, and i find it utterly disgusting.
Oh, it’s going to get much worse Anthony Fauci, Joe Biden‘s brother people that work in the CIA FBI and of course let’s not forget Joe Biden himself. All these people will likely get a pardon Joe Biden cannot pardon himself so I’m sure they’ll do a Richard Nixon Joe will step down, Harris will, pardon him
Real banana republic stuff.
We now know where regular peasants like us stand ...or kneel.
@@pedrowhack-a-mole6786 Based on how Joe Biden has politicized the legal system to attack political opponents....I would expect nothing less.
its a tool that can be used to free political prisoners. Think about that. And its not above the law it is the law
By your statement of the intent of this privilege if Biden pardoned for ten years and he was complicit in those crimes he has absolutely gone rogue and this should be challenged.
The Supreme has ruled that Presidents are above the law and If they commit a crime, it's not a crime. Have you been asleep or in a coma?
@@hermanmiller3708 That's not exactly what the Supreme Court said. Regardless, impeachment is available.
@@PCFLSZ That is almost exactly what the Supreme Court said, and additionally, no evidence of such crimes could be used in any criminal prosecution.
@@hermanmiller3708 You left out the part about immunity applying to the performance of official duties only.
Using an absolute description where it doesn't exist is at best, misleading.
@@PCFLSZ You parse the decision in a misleading manner. They applied their ruling to an attempt to overturn an election where a President has no official duties. What you are attempting is what is called gaslighting. You should be ashamed of yourself.
We the people need to get involved, our government is simply out of control, they simply do not acknowledge who they represent.
Thanks for the summary. This topic sure has ignited a firestorm of comments, both rationally backed and argued, as well as emotional responses with and without any foundational arguments. Always entertaining to read a sampling of the comments to see how varied the positions and arguments are. Lots of valid points and info provided by commenters. Cheers!
Totally agree we definitely need a constitutional convention of states
Interesting how the pardon covers the years FJB was vice-president to Obammee and he was dealing with the oligarchs of Russia, China, Ukraine and other foreign powers. When pardoned boy was in a meeting with "business partners" and FJB happened to call in saying to save 10% for the big guy. 😮
Why exactly I condemn ALL Democrats.
There's gotta be espionage involved to
The overlap is only 2 years out of 8.
This is exactly the time and place the anti-federalists were concerned about
You bet we were and now all are to see, practically all being corrupted, just as warned-of.
Indeed, this is exactly the society and govt the Hamiltonian Federalist wanted.
@@rickiecomeaux8287 In essence, surely. NOW there is the price to pay.
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No, that time was about 8 years ago.
@@hermanmiller3708 Point taken, Herman. 👍
I don’t think pardons should preemptively cover crimes that haven’t been charged with. That’s WAAAY too open to abuse.
Well when you have a D in front of your name you can get away with a lot of crap.
At the very least, and as I hope SCOTUS concludes, the pardon should only apply to enumerated crimes or acts committed. Basically, you either need to be under investigation or charged based on specific acts. So, pardon someone for something specific they did…regardless of what crimes might be asserted in the future. There should not be “any and all” clauses in a pardon.
@ exactly agree. Even if the pardon can be used on ANY federal crime, it should require specificity, and should only be applied to existing charges. We’ll have to see what SCOTUS says.
Just way too ridiculous to believe!
Really, really, really stretching things where the letter of that part of the US Constitution is concerned. I hope this particular instance is challenged big time.
Not just haven't been charged with, but haven't had sentence passed on by a judge.
Awesome! Could you make “Pardons: The Greatest Hits”? Would love to see in one place all the controversial and bizarre pardons done in history and by whom. Thanks for this video!!
@@viggosmiles9496 Washington issued pardons for treason to those involved in the whiskey rebellion and Andrew Johnson issued blanket pardon to all Confederates.
I was wondering if someone would pick up on the future pardon aspect. Good video.
He made sure pardon went beyond the statue of limitations. Shows just how much filth there is
I agree, it is filthy that T and crew are persecuting the son of the current president in order to persecute the man who beat T in the last election. It's sick and so corrupt.
There are quite a few federal crimes you can commit that do not have statute of limitations attached
The pardon specifically dates back to him getting on the burisma board.
Some of hunter’s crimes also come under jurisdiction of various state laws in which he committed them such as….prostitution, pornography, drug use, money laundering,state tax evasion, …..pretty much all parallel federal charges, so nail him on those crimes
Your hate makes you tell silly lies, get help.
@ are you also snorting coke like your buddy or just stupid
Aside from the issue of pardoning a family member,
No one should be able to pardon people for unspecified crimes.
You shouldn't be able to pardon people for crimes that they MAY have committed.
And the way this particular time frame is written it suggests Joe knows Hunter did bad things during that time frame and is just trying to get him off the hook
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.”
SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@teebob21 Well, UNSPECIFIED crimes means that the crimes were not known to the law, thus it should be completely and unequivocally deemed that the pardon should not stand.
@MrPir84free That's.... that's not at all what that ruling means.
@@MrPir84free The crimes were specified. All offenses against the United States. There is no Constitutional requirement that a particular crime be described in the pardon.
I can see a pardon for crimes already committed but not for crimes in the future! That doesn’t fly! That is not what was meant!!! Absurd!!!
I enjoyed it and learned something😊. Thank you. Please, more on the Constitution soon.
We should seriously consider putting limits on the power of pardon. This is clearly an example of abuse of power.
Wait and see who else he pardons in the next few weeks
I hope the superior court clarifies this. If there was no conviction, there should be no pardon. All the crimes yet to be charged should not be allowed to be pardoned.
@@kentuckywomen7558 Don't worry, Biden has this :(
Don't need to limit the power of the pardon, just need to elect citizens with better morals.
What do you think power does? You think you have a choice when you vote for 1 of 2 life long political representatives? 😂 They've all been born into wealthy political families, you're scum, they don't care about us, what your TV PROGRAMMING tells you and what reality is are 2 different things, one SHOULD be able to use common sense to easily see this for themselves...
This pardoning without even being charged with a crime should not be allowed.
It isn't. That is called "granting immunity" which is a power the presidency does not have.
@Goibniu001 Gerald Ford says hi.
The decline of the usa has been going on for a long time. And both parties do this.
@sprockkets corrupt politicians is reason like Nancy
@@sprockkets Apples to oranges, but I agree with you about the decline.
@@Goibniu001 Ford basically granted immunity to Nixon, no? Then there were draft dodgers. Then Bush pardoning those in Iran contra. And so on.
Challenge is absolutely necessary!
There is nothing in the Constitution that allows pardons to be challenged.
@@Kithhurrn There is also nothing in the Constitution that says pardons *can't* be challenged. Thus, challengeable.
@@TheREALJosephTurner
The Constitution SPECIFICALLY grants that right to the President IE: There is ZERO basis to challenge it. A classic total waste of time and money.
@@richietattersall2122 Point me to the section of the Constitution that says an action performed by the President cannot be challenged. I'll wait...
By who ? Who has standing to file suit.@@TheREALJosephTurner
I don't believe Treason is pardonable especially when the president is deeply involved in the crime himself.
IF SO WHY WASNT BENEDICT ARNOLD PARDONED.??
@@jamesboyd1378He did not need one.
this just proves that he knows that his son is GUILTY,.........THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT HE KNOWS IT AND HAS KNOWN IT ALL ALONG WHITCH HE LYED ABOUT IT ALL ALONG !!!!!
I think this is a matter of definitions. If there's no specified crime and/or no conviction then there cannot be a pardon. A pardon is specific. What Biden has done is attempt to grant his son immunity. The president does not have the constitutional power to grant immunity from the law. That's an insane prospect. Imagine if the president of the United States, no matter who he or she may be, were to write a pardon for literally all Americans for all crimes going back to the beginning of the nation? What Biden has done is equally as ridiculous.
It's completely legal. Article II allows a pardon for any offenses committed against the United States except those in an impeachment.
It is not immunity, it is forgiveness. If Hunter commits a crime tomorrow, he can be charged and convicted again unless another pardon is issued.
that is a great point Josh!
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.”
SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@PCFLSZ
So, if someone uncovers crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden committed 2 years ago that no one knew about until now can he be tried for those crimes? If your answer is no then that is immunity not a pardon. You cannot ask for or be granted a pardon for crimes unknown.
@@teebob21
In other words, President Joseph Biden is aware of multiple crimes against the United States of America going back at least 10 years that his son has committed, which are currently unknown to the justice system, for which he must be pardoned? You know, just in case those crimes are ever uncovered.
2:30 this sums up the last four years!! What a disgrace they have been!
The crimes must be specified or guilt determined, until he is convicted a pardon is nothing
Regardless of what we might prefer, that just isn't true.
Ford pardoned Nixon... who hadn't been tried yet, much less convicted.
TBF... I'm not sure that Nixon actually committed a crime...
He was *charged* with it... but refusing to prosecute a crime IS part of the executive branch's "privilege"... part of the checks and balances.
Your state governor and police probably have the same ability... and a lot of DA's are currently *using* that "privilege".
Feds also used it when they said that JB is "too old".
They also use it when they trade immunity for testimony... which they did with HRC among many others.
@@Nyet-Zdyes Perhaps the comment was meant to express a preference for how the pardon should be used; not how it has been used.
@@ron88303 Maybe so, but that isn't how it's worded.
He phrased it as two facts... both of which happen to be wrong.
Therefor let the investigations and any resulitng indictments proceed unstintingly according to the evidence, and SEE how such pardons hold up!
A pardon stops the prosecution from proceeding.
Not mentally fit to stand trial or make life changing decisions for the country but pardons his son?? Illegitimate Pardon that truly needs to be reviewed immediately. ⚠️😡
Nobody is above the law.
Apparently Hunter is. 😂😂😂😅
Thank you for offering this channel. I know most consider this subject matter "boring;" however, ALL citizens should learn and know thoroughly the information you are reviewing. Unfortunately, teaching civics is not given the priority it once was in our schools.
For anyone who isnt clear about presidential pardons. Presidential pardons only cover violations of federal laws. States can still prosecute any criminal activities by a president or family members engaged in criminal conduct in violation of state laws.
But if the State is Run by the same Political Party as the Government . Then .. there will be zero conviction
Yes. Thanks for making that clear to all.
Some states are already lining up !!!!
How can a person be pardoned if he hasn’t been tried and convicted of anything?
Richard Nixon was. I hope everybody understand that the pardon just began I’m sure they have many ready to go.? I’m talking about Anthony Fauci. I’m talking about people who were involved in the creation of the illusion of Russia collusion. This includes people in the media people FBI includes Obama and people in His cabinet and let’s not forget about Joe Biden. He will step down Harris willl Pardon him
Great question. Let's get into it full-bore. no holds barred.
Because that's what the Constitution permits.
Its like what nixon got.
That’s what preemptive means, stupid.
In this case the pardon power is creating injustice.
The magic spell of covering future convictions, once a president is out of office, is not a pardon. This needs to be addressed.
I fear Biden will pardon all political people that can expose his crimes, that need to be prosecuted for their crimes. Talk about a big EF you to the American people on the way out the door. I hope Trump has the final Mic Drop on this matter.
This was by far, the best and clearest and most efficient explanation on the net, so far. You have done excellently. Job well done. You have my vote.
Well, he isn't running for public office or youtuber of the year, so your vote is pointless. But it is a great video.
"The president shall have the power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment."
It says it right there. "for Offenses against the United States".
The pardon is for specific offenses, not any and all potenial offenses within a blanket time frame.
Biden should have been impeached a long time ago. Google son of a bitch they fired him, Joe biden, council foreign relations and listen to Joe brag about bribing the Ukraine that led to the black male of America for trillions of dollars and world war III to protect Hunter!
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.”
SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@teebob21 you cannot be pardoned by the president for crimes against a state. it is really limited this is the most obscene pardon anybody has ever seen. supreme Court says it might be unconstitutional.
@@teebob21 SCOTUS can reverse on this - they are not held to the prior ruling.
That Biden family raked in money on by selling the influence of public office.
That's in addition to the other admissions Biden has made about selling secrets.
The big guy and his son have committed treason.
The Framers gave presidential power to pardon, for those allegedly rare instances where our legal system failed a citizen; who perhaps received an unfair sentence, due to unusual circumstances. Not for a crime family to absolve one of their biggest cohorts in crime.
Most lawmakers in the 18th and early 19th centuries can be characterized as “citizen legislators,” holding full-time non-political employment and serving in Congress on a part-time basis for a short number of years. When did this change and why?
Advances in transportation
The anti-federalist was 100% right !
Yep. All the way back in 1789, they saw the danger of somebody like trump having that kind of power. Unfortunately, the framers of the Constitution didn't heed their warnings.
Now we're going to get a firsthand look at just how badly this power can be abused, because trump will do EVERYTHING the Anti-Federalists claimed could happen.
You G-D bet we were!
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that's what we've been trying to tell everyone. it's crazy times, Thomas Jefferson would be so angry where we've gone as a country
How can you get a pardon for something you haven't been convicted of?
Kind of the 'smoking gun' concept that, if the investigations of Hunter were to continue, more crimes would be discovered, specifically during the time frame mentioned in the pardon.
@@civicsreviewchannel Can still drag Hunter before the courts and congress and be forced to testify under oath. Lies or refusal is contempt of court and no pardon or similar can change that.
@@crazysquirrel9425 He's a "recovering" crack addict. He's got no credibility and even if he did, he's not going to throw his family under the bus. He'll just give the classic "I don't recall, I was high a lot and don't remember much". That's all.
@@civicsreviewchannel Seems like Biden actually made a huge error; he just proved that there IS something to find there, if his DOJ isn't doing everything they can to sweep it under the rug anymore. All we need now is for the Supreme Court to say that pardons by definition are only for crimes convicted, or at least charged even.
@@crazysquirrel9425 Yeah ! How did you get $80,000 a month and who is the big guy ??! lol
This whole thing makes my head hurt... If I just go with my gut...THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE!!! And, everyone knows it whether they admit it or not. SMFH
It's pretty specific that it's for a crime. Not potential crime, or crime spree.
The anti-federalists had a very accurate crystal ball. They were right not to support pardoning power to a single individual. Their reasons were rational and glaringly aware of the weaknesses of human nature.
We are a nation of laws written by the people and for the people, laws that are enforced and ajudicated by representatives of the people. If crimes are committed against the United States, that essentially means every American citizen becomes a victim of that crime. Plainly stated, the citizens of America ARE The People by which and for which the law is written. Taking this into consideration, The People should decide whether a person who has committed crimes against the United States should be pardoned. It should be done by vote and those votes should be faithfully carried out by the representatives of The People...that being Congress.
Treason is the word that comes to mind.
You keep using that word. It does not mean what you think it means.
@@teebob21 Selling the country out to enhance one's as the Bidens did is a good use of the word.
How can you grant a pardon when the individual was never found guilty of a crime?
Actually, that is fairly common. It is used to shut down a malicious prosecution, and it would almost always occur for an amnesty associated with a rebellion.
@ rebellion in the USA?
Perhaps the fact that Hunter Biden entered a guilty plea and accepted a plea offer (90% of all criminal cases have plea offers) but Republicans in Congress complained about the plea agreement and forced the DofJ to withdraw it?
Yes. I don't suppose you ever heard of this little spat we had in history knkwn as the Civil War?
@@richdobbs6595 At lease in these cases it was at least a known crime that had been charged, as opposed to any crimes that "may" have occurred; that is wildly unprecedented. Civil War soldiers were not pardoned for any and all crimes they may have committed, they were specifically pardoned of treason. Also as the anti-federalists allude to, pardoning treason when it was against the President is VERY different than pardoning treason, or other crimes, that were with or for the President.
One of the conditions of a pardon is a demonstration of rehabilitation. How can you demonstrate you're rehabilitated from a particular crime if they don't know you've committed it?
DOJ standards related to the issuance of pardons DO NOT restrict the President's plenary right to grant a pardon in any way shape or form. Keep in mind, DOJ is an executive branch agency.
@@LarryK-jg6iw The requirement of rehabilitation applies the the individual pardoned, not the president. Plus Biden set a lot of precedents that will probably be challenged.
ohh it wasn't hunters fault. it was political warfare that forced him to commit treason
@@LarryK-jg6iw Excepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, plus after that, the DOJ can make you write out each crime you've committed, along with a list of accomplices. And you can't take the fifth while under oath, and if you lie, you can be charged with perjury.
This can not happen ! There has got to be no way that a person can forgive any & everyone before they are even tried for their crime. If you do you give the person the right to do anything they want for life to help destroy our country and never worry about going to trial .No traitor should ever be pardoned period!!!!!
It doesn't stop him from being prosecuted in state courts!
The constitution may not say specifically this or that, but the spirit of the law and basic common sense, is capable of filling in the gaps. The constitution does not say the president can or can not pardon someone for life, but surly such a pardon is highly unreasonable and goes against the values of all law. We the People are not stupid (most of us aren't) and can with confidence know if something is right or wrong ,but because of "legalities" we now are forced to rely on lawyers to decifer what words mean. If it wasn't for lawyers we wouldn't need lawyers.
SCOTUS has already determined that "future crimes" are not pardonable.
Since when has common sense entered into criminality? Common sense would say that you can't be "forgiven" of as crime not yet adjudicated especially when we know there were a long list of crimes that will now be "forgiven" like foreign interference, child trafficking, drug charges, and who know what else that are major federal crimes that we ALL know he was participant in and his father knew about all of it. This is not about common sense but about traitorous criminality and a massive abuse of power. Not to mention, there will be many, many more 11th hour pardons covering for extremely serious federal crimes, most of which are treasonous.
Soooooo. Trump could theoretically pardon all Americans for FUTURE non payment of income tax?
That would go hard
No. A pardon requires that the criminal act have already been committed.
And yet we're going to see hunter walk. @@teebob21
@@teebob21 Apparently it doesn't, since part of Hunter's pardon is covering acts that may or may not have been committed and have not been currently charged.
@@TheREALJosephTurner Please read the text of the actual pardon and indicate which clause permits commission of future crimes.
How corrupt is this family that he pardon his son for ten years there's alot going on here
Not that it would happen, but if this was brought to court a case could be made that it was invalid due to not naming any crime. Courts looks at traditional understanding of a legal term and how it has been applied since the founding. Pardons have been used for specific crimes not any unnamed crimes in the past or future. A court could invalidate this pardon in part (it does mention the gun crimes) or whole.
However, like I stated above I doubt anyone would or could bring this to the any federal court.
1) How can a pardon be issued if no charges have been filed?
2) Can individual states bring suit against someone who has been pardoned? Can a federal crime also be a state crime?
The way the US Constitution reads, on day one of his presidency, a president could give himself, his entire administration and every politician in his political party, a blanket pardon for any and all federal crimes from birth to the end of his presidency. That means, on day one of his presidency, federal laws would not apply to him, his administration or politicians in his political party, for any federal violations that occurred before or during his time as president. Plus, after he leaves office, neither he, his administration or politicians in his political party could ever be charged with any federal crimes they committed before or during his presidency. He could literally become a dictator and only a civil war could stop him. This is taking it to ultimate extremes but, it could literally happen. If this article of the US constitution isn't amended, you can bet some future president will take advantage of it even more than Biden already has. In fact, Biden is talking about giving blanket pardons to Fauci, Schiff, Cheney, the entire Jan 6th committee and who knows who else.
The world's foremost logician, Kurt Gödel, best friends with Einstein, as he studied the Constitution for his citizenship test, worriedly told Einstein and was purportedly going to tell the immigration judge that the Constitution had a flaw that could allow the US to become a tyranny in a completely legal and Constitutional way... fortunately Einstein and other friends convinced Gödel to not bring the topic up during his citizenship hearing... I suspect it was exactly this flaw that the logical mind of Gödel discovered!
The world's foremost logician, Einstein's best friend Kurt Gödel, was studying the Constitution as part of his citizenship process. He worriedly told Einstein and their friends that he had found a flaw in the Constitution which could set up a dictatorship/tyranny in the US, legally and Constitutionally... he wanted to tell the immigration judge who was swearing him in as citizen about it, but his friends (worried that he would torpedo his swearing in as a citizen) convinced him to not say anything. I suspect it was this very problem with the pardon power in the Constitution being applied self-referentially (to the President) and recursively...
Wrong. The pardon power can only pardon offenses which have already occurred. It cannot be used to create immunity for future actions.
[The pardon power] “extends to every offence known to the law, and may be exercised at any time after its commission, either before legal proceedings are taken or during their pendency or after conviction and judgment.”
SCOTUS, ex parte Garland (1866)
@@teebob21 Wrong, here's what the US Constitution says about presidential pardon powers. "The president shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment." The ONLY exemption is impeachment. Plus a presidential pardon does NOT extend to every offence known to the law. It ONLY extends to federal laws. Not state or local laws.
@@armyranger9346 You'll have to take it up with SCOTUS, then.
My issue with this is what about acts of treason because if Hunter was literally using his father to get classified documents or classified information on selling it to our adversaries that is treason it is also an impeachable offense. Would this pardon that he has given his son, keep them from being prosecuted for that cause cause treason is different than just a federal crime
This exact scenario is what the Anti-Federalists were afraid of. Basically a legal way for the president to commit crimes through others and then pardon them.
First off neither of Hunters convictions had anything to do with what you are talking about. there is no even talk of treason. FYI, treason can only happen in times of war btw. There is no investigation into Hunter for anything related to trading information with foreign entities. Republicans did hope there was a smoking gun to confirm something they WANTED to be true. But alas, there is no evidence even suggesting any wrongdoing has happened.
Time for some congressional hearings into exactly what happened in those 11 years… can’t plead the 5th anymore… turns out there is also a precedent for impeaching presidents out of office
This is funny because Kushner just got 2 BILLION from the Saudi's and for what exactly? Y'all worried about a guy's laptop even though he never worked at the White House. But we know who did, Kushner! Who couldn't pass a security clearance, but got into the W.H. because Trump doesn't believe in rules that every other President obides by. You know who Trump pardoned, Kushners Daddy, Trump's in law, shocking right. So if Kushner got 2 billion for selling National Secrets, where's Hunters Billions?
That is not treason unless we are at war with the country receiving the documents. Otherwise it is espionage.
Pretty sure that the Supreme Court is praying night and day that this will not wind up in front of them.
Yep-and they know it’s going to no matter what 😂
Why because they're fake cowards that can't just rule in a way that requires basic sanity? This isn't hard to apply reason toward. Pardon = a case that already happened which the person is found guilty from, being released from the punishment of that crime. You can't pardon for crimes nor cases which haven't even been discovered or had a trial relating to them, that's a logic-free zone.
I have not seen any evidence whatsoever that is criminal that the Supreme Court faces however if Americans believe that this is done? Anthony Fauci will need a pardon. Bill Gates will need a pardon illegal activities inside the government such as spy gate the Russia, Russia, collusion illusion those people will be held accountable, including Obama, the media last, but not least Joe Biden himself will need a pardon he will step down and Harris will pardon him, let’s not pretend that we did not find out. He was getting money from the Chinese government.
@@sacredcowslayer2090 I suspect Roberts will make sure that it does NOT get in front of them.
Not sure if it can be litigated. Pardon power is very very broad.
New subscriber. Excellent work!
Blanket pardons are absolute abuse.
Let's get this straight biden pardoned himself by pardoning his son
That answered several questions I had, thanks for the video 👍
Very nice overview! The Constitution isn't "vague" on this power, however, it's "categorical", meaning we know of no STATED limits other than impeachment. However, we could likely deduce some implied limits such as no pardons for crimes that have yet to be committed. Since those aren't actually crimes per se, just the possibility of them, those can't be considered to be "offenses against the US". A Court case is where such implied limits would most likely be uncovered. Congress could also pass a law defining them.
Thank you for this info! I love this comment!
I don't think congress can define further. The states have to amend the constitution, right?
@@z352kdaf8324 Enabling legislation is permitted.
Demorats should really be proud of their treasonous leaders!!!!
Supreme court has opined that as a plenary power, the legislature may not place bounds on the pardon power. Dicta already suggests pardons for future crimes would not be valid.
He pardoned his son from Federal prosecution, but you probably violated some state laws along the way to Daddy's pardon.
Clearly explained. Excellent
Thank you
I believe I am now clearly an Anti Federalist.
Excessive ability to pardon in one person's hand is one step on the way to a dictatorship
I want a pardon for things I might do or forgot I did.
Can't get one for what you might do. Get your petition in now for what you forgot.
I would not be surprised if he wrote the same pardon for his whole staff.
One thing I know from watching a documentary about it is that, even if you're Not Sure, you can get a full presidential pardon if you talk to plants and make them grow.
This will be challenged by SCOTUS.
If Joe is not mentally fit to be president, then he shouldn’t be mentally fit to write his son a pardon.
There needs to be limits on a presidential pardon especially for the case of Hunter Biden that is ridiculous.
Are we in the era of #Pardonocracy where Presidential pardons enable legal immunity for intentional crimes committed in office, placing regimes above the law.
Yes
How on earth can a person be pardoned for something not yet charged or for crimes in the future..... would it apply to an assassin before the hit ....?
Pardons can only be issued for offenses only after they are committed regardless of indictment, trial or conviction. Future crimes cannot be covered.
The great thing about reality is anyone can remove them from reality and then also receive a pardon for the deed.
And the corruption increases exponentially, as planned!
So, crime DOES PAY !!
Pays about 10% for the Big Guy
if you ard a member of the club...
The Supreme Court should have the power to review all federal pardons to insure that they are in line with the Constitution. If they determine that a pardon doesn't then they can send the pardon back to the president to be amended and then resubmitted to them.
Joe Biden is guilty of bribery. he is the biggest child trafficker in the history of the USA. open border 500,000 counts of child trafficking. Congress is screaming bloody murders.
I wish you luck in your efforts to amend the Constitution to make that happen. Until then, pardons are a plenary power of the President.
@teebob21 you might be interested in a video called watch Joe Biden age. pay attention to his ears. everyone's ears are unique and they don't change much at all even when you're really old. we have an imposter in the White House. Joe used to have detached rounded earlobes that look like the letter u. Hunter has detached rounded earlobes looking like letter u. The imposter has smooth tapered earlobes that attach to the side of his face. they are a unique identifier. nobody does earlobes surgery. that means we have somebody pretending to be our president. that's treason. how can you expect a pardon from a treasonous bastard to be good in reality. I double dog dare you to Google senator Joe Biden and watch him over the years. you can see his ears changed about 2020.
I agree. We NEED a Constitutional amendment to fix this problem. Furthermore, I believe the founding fathers were willing to let us decide the scope and magnitude of the President's power to pardon. Good luck to us all. ☕☕☕😎🇺🇸👍👍
Undermines the rule of law. Great point. I'll do some reading, but this point may be all that is needed to abolish the pardoning power (which ain't gonna happen).
Well presented.... What we just witnessed is also a strong argument for demanding action on the 25th... A case can be made that Biden was and is not mentally capable to exercise the duties and responsibilities of the Office.
The justice department stated that when they refused to prosecute Biden for his stolen classified documents.
For fear of tyranny and corruption... I like the anti-federalists
Ironically, that's the "states' rights" crowd.
YES, they absolutely had SOME things correct... but owning another person was, of course, NOT one of those things.
Just as they were obviously right about needing those first 10 amendments... because the later "federalists" have spent the last 160 years grabbing more and more power.
Ironically this is exactly what happened especially with the intent of pursuing the outcome enabling the corrupt overthrow of our constitution. Abuse of power to protect a cabal of past and FUTURE tyrants. 1984... Orwellian nightmare.
It is my understanding however, the person granted the pardon has given up his or her 5th amendment rights to any crimes under such pardon. Which means that person can be investigated under oath to incriminate people included in the questionable crimes ccommitted!
The right not to self-incriminate is not explicitly removed by law but when one is already pardoned it is not logically possible to self-incriminate, because even if convicted you do not have to serve a sentence.
I suspect being held on remand is not covered by the pardon, nor is contempt of court outside the pardoned period.
Hunter can still technically be charged and held on remand, indefinitely, while being prosecuted and convicted for crimes (committed during the pardoned period), after which he would need to be released.
Correct.
The founding father knew that The President could be attacked by his enemies, like the DEMOCRATS are doing, and they could attack his supporters. It could cripple a President if Congress kept attacking him, and his allies, during his tenure. They were pretty Smart people. Each branch of Government has certain powers to balance out the Powers of the other Branches.
@@jeremyashford2145 They can use your tax dollars for that nonsense, not mine.
@libertyresearch-iu4fy
Not mine.
I don't pay US federal income tax.
It is imperative that there should be some oversight on such an ability to blanket pardon, especially when it is a direct family member that benefits from such a pardon. The oversight should be the SCOTUS, who should review if the pardon is in the best interest of the nation.
How can you pardon someone who has not been convicted?
WHERE'S MY COMMENTS, youtub? EXACTLY, CARTE BLANCHE to Continue the Crimes by the biden family!!!!
joey knows how many crimes hunter has committed and has no morals or ethics left by this egregious action
Joe Biden is the best example of a Democrat I have ever seen.
He had to pardon his son, or his son would expose him as the “Big Guy!”
The good news is, by issuing this pardon, Hunter has no 5th amendment rights if called to testify on any matter for the period of time for which he was pardoned. If he refuses to answer any and all questions, he could be held in contempt of court, and possibly be charged with obstruction of justice.
@@Dennis0824& states can still indict him.
This issue of pardoning needs to be reformed, ASAP.
We have existing laws on incompetence and what a person judged as incompetent can lawfully sign and have it be lawfully binding.