GOP activists accused of 'straw donor' conspiracy to funnel Russian donation in 2016 election

[Occam's Banana]

Seeing how easy it was for DOJ to just come up with new charges against Benton, it made me raise the question. It seem that there is a loophole that would allow them to just press new charges against anyone who has been pardoned. Thus, the question with regard to Assange. They say they can indict a ham sandwich. I believe them. And I believe that it would be easy for them to just come up with new charges against Assange.

All of the following is under an "if I understand correctly" qualifier:

I think it depends on the scope of the particular pardon. If Benton was pardoned specifically and only for offenses that he had already been charged with or convicted of, then new charges on other offenses would still be permitted by the pardon. But if Benton got a partial "blanket" pardon for some of the things he might have done prior to the issuance of the pardon, then new charges might not be permitted. Or if Benton got a full "blanket" pardon for anything he might have done prior to the issuance of the pardon, then new charges would not be permitted. So on the basis of this new indictment against Benton, I'm guessing that his earlier pardon must not have been a "blanket" pardon (or if it was, it must have been a partial "blanket" and not a full one).

Recall that when Nixon was pardoned by Ford, Nixon hadn't even been charged with - let alone convicted of - anything at all. So it is clearly possible to pardon someone for something for which they merely might be charged or convicted, rather than just something for which they already have been charged or convicted. If Assange or Snowden were to be granted full "blanket" pardons, then I don't see what the Feds/DoJ could do about it, other than ignoring the rules or cheating (which, of course, can't be ruled out). Also important to note is that presidential pardons only cover federal matters. States are not bound by them, and presidents cannot pardon (preemptively or otherwise) for state-level offenses.

 

[69360]

I think they did it. They both always struck me as sleazy. I liked Ron, but the people surrounding him were not the best.

 

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Not in the slightest. Come on, man! Seriously, the whole world doesn't revolve around Trump.

Seeing how easy it was for DOJ to just come up with new charges against Benton, it made me raise the question. It seem that there is a loophole that would allow them to just press new charges against anyone who has been pardoned. Thus, the question with regard to Assange. They say they can indict a ham sandwich. I believe them. And I believe that it would be easy for them to just come up with new charges against Assange.

Here is the way to pardon.