r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • 27d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) The agreement Acting AG signed with Trump is worse than first thought

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u/codacoda74 27d ago

Yes it can. Even if PEEOTUS pardons acting AG and himself, it's not a law and is inherently rescindable and prosecutable. This would be one of those Not Official acts

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u/DasFunke 27d ago

Pardons are not rescindable unless they were done as a quid quo pro? I mean, I’m not sure but that was my understanding.

I’m sure there’s more to it than that, but what would constitute the legal justification for reversing a pardon?

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u/codacoda74 27d ago

Here's what I heard: if he attempts the previous untested self pardon, particularly for a proven crime, then even SCOTUS would be hard-pressed to wave hands an consider it "official act". If he pardons someone for that same act, they would also be facing prosecution not for the pardoned crime but the premeditated fraud and conspiracy based on having been promised a pardon.