Trump accepting the pardon from himself means he’s guilty
Accepting a pardon does not require an admission of guilt. That’s a myth. There is no part of the pardon process where you are required to admit guilt
In fact, pardons have been issued because the pardoning authority determined that a person has been wrongly convicted. And at the federal level, general pardons have also been issued. In the case of a general pardon, if you accept one, what are you pleading guilty to? Every possible potential crime covered by the pardon?
Trump accepting the pardon from himself means he’s guilty but gets no consequences, sort of maintaining the status quo.
Accepting a pardon does not require an admission of guilt. That’s a myth. There is no part of the pardon process where you are required to admit guilt
In fact, pardons have been issued because the pardoning authority determined that a person has been wrongly convicted. And at the federal level, general pardons have also been issued. In the case of a general pardon, if you accept one, what are you pleading guilty to? Every possible potential crime covered by the pardon?
Garland was dicta. It was also bullshit.