New York Attorney General Pushes To Sidestep Any Trump Pardons

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New York’s attorney general has asked officials to change state law so President Donald Trump’s aides can be tried for any criminal acts committed in the state, even if they have been given a presidential pardon.

In a letter sent to New York’s top lawmakers, including Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) said that he was troubled by Trump’s frequent discussion of his ability to issue pardons and that he was worried those who had committed crimes in the state would escape prosecution. New York has a double jeopardy law that prevents individuals from being charged with the same crime twice, even if the charges originated at the federal level.

“New York’s statutory protections could result in the unintended and unjust consequence of insulating someone pardoned for serious federal crimes from subsequent prosecution for state crimes,” Schneiderman wrote in the letter, dated April 18. “Even if that person was never tried or convicted in federal court, and never served a single day in federal prison.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...ral-trump-pardons_us_5ad80c11e4b029ebe020e310
 
I didn't think a President could pardon one convicted of violating a State law

If they throw the threat of a twenty year prison term at Cohen he'll flip faster than a hot knife thru butter, too old to even entertain the idea of spending decades in jail, which is probably Trump's biggest fear right now
 
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I didn't think a President could pardon one convicted of violating a State law

If they throw the threat of a twenty year prison term at Cohen he'll flip faster than a hot knife thru butter, too old to even entertain the idea of spending decades in jail, which is probably Trump's biggest fear right now
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As I understand it, it pertains to the NY "double jeopardy" statute and not the "pardon" itself. It is simply a loophole that really needs to be closed. IMHO.
 
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