I'm sure the crime reached into all 50 states. Maybe they should be tried and sentenced in all of them, so avoiding jail would need 51 pardons instead of just one.
replyI just want to note that the president can give pardons for federal crimes, but not for state level crimes.
reply> I just want to note that the president can give pardons for federal crimes, but not for state level crimes.
replyHe can and he did, it just does not work.
But he can make the governor do it, which did work at least once.
And your source of information is internet hearsay, I gather?
replyJust this week the New York Times reported the case of a venezolan banker who received a pardon after hiring a former lawyer of the president. There probably will be litigation if they misreport it so this does not seem hearsay to me.
replyAI readily provided me a list of 8 other well documented cases of "pay for pardons" and offered detailed research on all of them.