Can The Moron pardon Manafort?

[BigmanPigman]

What are the pros and cons? I am not familiar with this process.

[LonePirate]

1. He can pardon anyone charged with a federal crime, I believe.

Accepting the pardon is an admission of guilt, however. Plus, the pardoned can still be called to testify against others and that guilty acceptance of the pardon can impact the testimony.

[avebury]

3. But I think that if it can be determined that Trump was

involved with a criminal act with Manafort the pardon becomes problematic for Trump (particularly if the pardon becomes an attempt to interfere with an ongoing investigation).

[dchill]

2. I think not. But I almost wish he would try..

http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/358636-the-many-reasons-trump-cant-pardon-manafort-to-save-himself

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. He can pardon anybody as long as the crime is federal.

However, the NY AG, Eric Schneidermann, is said to be working with Mueller regarding NY State financial crimes (probably money laundering), which Trump can't pardon.

[GP6971]

5. Yes, for Federal crimes

but not state. Big disadvantage...by accepting a pardon they forfeit their right to pleading the 5th.

[tinrobot]

6. He probably can, but it won't help much...

It won't help Manafort because he'll just be charged with additional crimes in New York state.

It won't help the moron because so many others have already flipped.

There's also legal trouble in store if the moron issues pardons in order to save himself. That could be considered obstruction.

[Blue Owl]

7. He can man-pardon him

n/t

[H2O Man]

8. He can.

However, if he did so at this time, while it would benefit Manafort, it would do serious damage to Trump. (If he had very early on, it would not have done nearly as much harm as it would at this late hour.)