Don Surber " 'If Hillary Is Indicted, President Clinton Could Pardon Herself and Congress Might be Helpless," Law and Crime reported on October 28, 2016.
"The piece came as Jimmy the Weasel Comey re-opened Hillarygate v7.0.
"Presidential pardoning is in the Constitution.
"Chris White wrote, "Based on the language of Article II, Section 2, the only limits placed on the power are that pardons may only be issued for federal offenses (not civil or state crimes), and a pardon cannot override the Congress’ impeachment power. Presidents have used this power to issue pardons in a wide range of matters throughout the country’s history. However, no president has ever attempted to pardon himself."
"Ah, but she could have been impeached and impeachment trumps pardon.
" 'In Clinton’s case, however, the conduct underlying this hypothetical indictment occurred prior to her taking office. The House of Representatives, as far back as 1873, has determined that a person cannot be impeached based on conduct prior to them holding office. In other words, House precedent says a President Hillary Clinton could not be impeached as president for crimes related to the e-mail server or the Clinton Foundation," White wrote.
"Hmm.
"The election occurred before Trump's presidency. This limits Mueller's witch hunt to anything post-inauguration.
"Bummer."
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