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But when a pardon is a blanket, preemptive one like these are, that is, without naming a crime, what is it an admission of? "Something"?
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That's one reason why these pardons may not hold up in court.
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that's right
the interrogation is the punishment
and he won't be immune from state charges both criminal and civil
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Fun fact: it's settled case law that acceptance of a pardon is admission of guilt.
Also, a pardon means that you can't plead the 5th in questioning, as there is no risk of incrimination. Yet lying is still perjury.
It would be very interesting to put Fauci on the stand...