re: #174 lawhawk

Presidential pardon powers are unlimited. He can do this. The problem is as Barr asserted at his confirmation hearing that to give Flynn a pardon would be furthering Trump’s crime - the coverup of said crimes. This opens the door to prosecuting them on those grounds. The coverup is a fresh set of crimes. The pardon was coordinated with Flynn and his criminal conduct to cover up Trump’s ongoing malfeasance.

Glenn Kirschner seems to think this isn’t the case and that if a pardon was issued corruptly in the first place they can be challenged. Even Barr seems to think that FFVCS can be charged with obstruction of justice for doing so after the fact.