1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aW05E1MhEk"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/52775/trump-associates-decline-offer-pardon/">The Pardon Boomerang: Why Trump Associates May Need to Decline Any Offer of a Pardon</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/52775/trump-associates-decline-offer-pardon/embed/#?secret=aW05E1MhEk" width="600" height="338" title="“The Pardon Boomerang: Why Trump Associates May Need to Decline Any Offer of a Pardon” — Just Security" data-secret="aW05E1MhEk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/GettyImages-653560442-e1519219897222.jpg?fit=5015%2C2545&ssl=150152545With the idea of presidential pardons resurfacing, there’s a reason that option may simply not work for the President. Trump associates would face a significant risk that their acceptance of a pardon would be seen as an admission of guilt. Why would that matter to them if they won't face federal prosecution? State prosecutors like New York 's Attorney General Eric Schneiderman could use their admission in prosecutions in state court.