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ELI5: Presidential pardons. Can the president pardon absolutely anyone? If the president commits a crime can he pardon himself?
gpt
According to the Constitution, the President can pardon anyone that broke a federal law.  However, he cannot pardon himself or any other President that was impeached.  So, the President can't pardon himself for a crime, because he will probably get impeached as a result.  If he gets impeached, it can't be reversed and then he won't be in the position to pardon anyone anymore.  Furthermore, since the pardons only apply to federal law, he has no power to pardon over cases of state law.  Pardoning violations of state law is done by the governors.