Why Trump's pardon-a-thon is stupid. Under Burdick v. US, anyone who accepts a pardon - even these "not gonna tell you what for" pardons - is confessing to a federal crime. Any of them who accept, whether the CFO or @IvankaTrump or anyone, will be asked in civil depositions...
https://twitter.com/New_Narrative/status/1339615853822832640
...what federal crimes they committed that led to a pardon. If they say "none" then the pardon should be void (hard to tell, because preemptive pardons have never been done before.) Then, @POTUS can be deposed and asked what he was pardoning these people for having done.../2
...if he doesnt identify one, there is a strong argument under Burdick that - if the president didnt know what he was pardoning someone for, there is no valid pardon. A pardon is not a blanket to prevent prosecution of cronies. If they do acknowledge a crime, that can be used../3
...in state/local cases. If they don't acknowledge, the fact they confessed to something they refuse to divulge can be used to attack them if they testify on their own behalf. AND people like the CFO lose 5th Amendment protection in federal cases. So, #DimwitDon strikes again.
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