Trump will learn that his pardons are a double-edged sword, because, as he issues pardons, he strips the pardonee of his 5th amendment rights. Since they cannot incriminate themselves, because of the pardon, they must answer the questions just as if they had been given immunity. Worse, if they are caught lying that will be a new charge for which they can then be prosecuted.
A collection of articles defining our times. The pages contain clickable links, don't let the titles fool you, some of the best articles have very non-descript titles and there are usually more articles on the matters in the days and week pages the links land on so it's a sort of treasure hunt through history, Enjoy!
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