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  1. Have POTUS pardons before 2025 included wording that they are …

    Jan 21, 2025 · @ohwilleke Does someone have to "accept" (and hence admit guilt for) these preemptive pardons before they're prosecuted? It seems like the idea is to tell the DOJ not to …

  2. Can a US president give preemptive pardons? - Politics Stack …

    Dec 2, 2020 · The Trump administration discusses the possibility of pardoning Donald Trump, his family, and loyal members of the administration for crimes that they have not been charged …

  3. Is preemptive war illegal or just politically untenable?

    However, the 'preemptive war' is a tricky term, because it suggest self-defense which is not forbidden by international laws. The problem is, how to define self-defense and where is the …

  4. united states - Is there anything stopping the US President from ...

    Sep 18, 2020 · Regarding preemptive pardons, they might not be able to be issued before the crime is committed, but they can be issued before any criminal proceedings. And in the case …

  5. Why is the president unable to grant a pardon for State offenses?

    In the US, as in many modern countries, we have a presidential pardon. However, we also have many state government pardons. The constitution states and he shall have Power to Grant …

  6. What exactly did the IAEA say Iran has violated?

    Jun 12, 2025 · This report does not tell what exactly Iran has violated; and specifically, it's not clear that this is a violation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). …

  7. Can the US president legally kill at will?

    Jul 3, 2024 · The relevance of the Trump case is that it (a) applies to all official acts, not just foreign military policy, (b) is an actual ruling on the merits of a case, not a dismissal for lack of …

  8. united states - Did the U.S. lose the war against the Taliban ...

    Jan 5, 2022 · At best we might call the occupation of Afghanistan a protracted police action, or an intervention, or 'preemptive self-defense' (to use Bush's terminology), but it was never …

  9. international law - On Acts of War, Preemptive Strikes, Defense …

    Oct 13, 2016 · On Acts of War, Preemptive Strikes, Defense Pacts, and Offensive vs Defensive Wars Ask Question Asked 9 years, 1 month ago Modified 9 years, 1 month ago

  10. Why can't the public vote to impeach a president?

    Dec 20, 2019 · Since the public decide whom to elect as a president, why can't they vote on impeaching the president? The public doesn't (directly) decide whom to elect. The president is …