Hofstra Law Professor Eric M. Freedman was quoted in The Washington Times article “Trump broke ground campaigning on pardons, legal experts say.”
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Bannon served as Mr. Trump’s chief strategist in the White House while Navarro worked as the director of the White House Trade Council. Both served time this year in federal prison for refusing to appear before the House’s Jan. 6 Committee despite receiving subpoenas.
Both of their crimes were federal in their refusal to comply with the congressional subpoenas, but other close allies of Mr. Trump are facing state charges and would not be subject to receive pardons.
“He does not have the power to pardon for state convictions, period. And you can read it in the U.S. Constitution,” said Eric M. Freedman, a professor at Hofstra Law.
Read the full article on The Washington Times website.
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