So if SDNY indicts Cohen or anyone else, Trump can't pardon.

[triron]

Correct?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Correct, i think

[jaysunb]

2. It's Federal....Trump can pardon. n/t

[blake2012]

3. Has to be convicted of state crimes in state court

[jberryhill]

4. Incorrect

The "SDNY" is the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

It is a federal court.

This was a federal warrant, issued by a federal court, at the behest of a federal AG.

[Brother Buzz]

5. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) is a US court

The orange anus can pardon........at his own peril.

[Gothmog]

6. Wrong, the US attorney for SD NY can only bring federal charges

If the NY Attorney General brings charges, then trump can not pardon state law cases. I am betting that the NY AG is aware of what is going on in this case

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. SDNY is still federal, the matter is being investigated by the FBI and

the US attorney for that federal district. So far there are no state charges.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

9. He can. It's federal jurisdition. nt

[kairos12]

10. It's the Feds so he can pardon.

[hlthe2b]

11. SDNY is Southern District of NY--- a Federal Judicial District-hence Federal charges

State of NY (AG Schneiderman) may eventually bring charges against someone, which couldn't be pardoned), but that isn't at play here. Federal charges can be pardoned.

[Gothmog]

12. How many attorneys are posting on DU right now?

[beachbum bob]

13. federal crimes, convictions can be pardoned by the President...

state crimes, convictions can not. Its not that complicated to figure out. FBI = FEDERAL

[pnwmom]

14. NY Attorney General Schneiderman would have to prosecute, not a Federal prosecutor. n/t