1.0Just Securityhttps://www.justsecurity.orgWhy Dangling a Pardon Could Be an Obstruction of Justice—Even if the Pardon Power is Absolute - Just Securityrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PItsSx4OkC"><a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/54356/dangling-pardon-obstruction-justice-even-pardon-power-absolute/">Why Dangling a Pardon Could Be an Obstruction of Justice—Even if the Pardon Power is Absolute</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.justsecurity.org/54356/dangling-pardon-obstruction-justice-even-pardon-power-absolute/embed/#?secret=PItsSx4OkC" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Dangling a Pardon Could Be an Obstruction of Justice—Even if the Pardon Power is Absolute” — Just Security" data-secret="PItsSx4OkC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://i0.wp.com/www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/GettyImages-109875406-e1522282489561.jpg?fit=4605%2C1618&ssl=146051618According to the New York Times and Washington Post, Donald Trump's personal lawyer may have offered a pardon to Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn to get them to avoid cooperating with the special counsel's investigation. Whiting argues that debates about whether exercise of the pardon power is absolute completely miss the point about why dangling a pardon is different.