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Biden could pardon him
Nah he's not a white collar criminal who destroyed the lives of millions.
Biden might be willing to posthumously pardon Brian Thompson for his insider trading crimes though.
And my cats could be appointed alternating empresses of Romania.
Can he? Honest question. Can he pardon someone who hasnt actually been convicted of anything?
I don't see why not. Ford pardoned Nixon for things Nixon wasn't convicted of.
Yes, but accepting the pardon is an admission of guilt, which may have other consequences.
Logically and in the eyes of public opinion? Most likely. Legally, though? Nope
You're right about there being consequences, though: you can't invoke your 5th amendment right against self-incrimination for a crime that you've been pardoned for.
So technically being pardoned for the federal terrorism charge COULD make it more difficult for him to defend against the other charges, but I'm pretty sure that not even a NYC prosecutor can argue that the murder charge is independent of it..
Moot point, though, since Joe Biden is as likely to pardon Luigi as he is to drop trou and smoke a joint with his ass during a WH press briefing.