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This is wrong.
@RBReich:
"The constitution gives a president the power to pardon... with one exception: 'in Cases of Impeachment.'
If Trump is impeached by the House, he can never be pardoned for these crimes."

Example of pseudo-textualism w/o context.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
For context, see @pwnallthethings on Blackstone here.
The exception means a president can’t use pardons to stop impeachment/removal.
But pardon can still be used to immunize crim liability.
H/t @ProfBrianKalt (expert on pardon power), @bartimaeusblue
@pwnallthethings @ProfBrianKalt @bartimaeusblue See William Duker on the Convention:
"A preliminary draft of the clause was...similar to the 1700 Act of Settlement; the power of pardoning vested in the Chief Executive but his pardon shall not be pleadable in bar of an impeachment.'
Citing Elliot p. 380
scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewconten…
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