Richard Painter, a former George W.

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Richard Painter, a former George W. Bush White House ethics lawyer, said Gingrich was off on his reading of the Constitution. “If the pardon power allows that, the pardon power allows the president to become a dictator, and even Richard Nixon had the decency to wait for his successor to hand out the pardon that he received for his illegal conduct,” Painter said. “We’re going down a very, very treacherous path if we go with what Speaker Gingrich is saying, what he is suggesting.”

When GWB's ethics lawyer calls something unethical you need to pay attention.
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John E. Bredehoft said…
But if a President issues a pardon that someone believes is improper, who would have legal standing to challenge the pardon - and on what grounds would the pardon be challenged?
December 20, 2016 at 10:00 AM
Jason ON said…
There is none. That's the point.
December 20, 2016 at 11:59 AM
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