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Originally Posted by 427 S/O
'O'NO!'s much preached 'change'........eric holder as AG, you guys remember him!. He directed the pardon of marc rich, the guy that fled the United States in 1983 to live in Switzerland while being prosecuted on charges of tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis.
He received a presidential pardon from United States President Bill Clinton in 2001 during Clinton's last day in office.
'O'NO!'s handle should say....Change you won't believe..... |
Incorrect. Some criticized Holder for "
failing to intervene" or trying to block the pardon. He did not direct, or recommend it, or intervene in any way.
Presidential pardons are exclusively up to a sitting President. Most Presidents wait until the end of a term and issue a boatload of pardons. Of course, the current President pardoned Scooter Libby's conviction for his role in outing a CIA Agent.