RedirectDeposit@sh.itjust.works to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 hours agoLuigi Mangione hit with federal charges, making him eligible for death penalty, as he arrives in New Yorknypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up188
arrow-up188external-linkLuigi Mangione hit with federal charges, making him eligible for death penalty, as he arrives in New Yorknypost.comRedirectDeposit@sh.itjust.works to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareLate2TheParty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·21 hours agoDoes this mean also a future president could pardon him? 🤣😁😐😞
minus-squarebrightandshinyobject@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·20 hours agoIf he runs for office they can’t prosecute him until after the election, right? RIGHT‽
minus-squareturtle [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·20 hours agoI’m pretty sure it does. It won’t happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoBut since he’s facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.
minus-squareturtle [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·17 hours agoRight, but we’re discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 hours agoI know, I’m just saying it doesn’t matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he’d still be spending the rest of his days in prison. If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.
Does this mean also a future president could pardon him? 🤣😁😐😞
If he runs for office they can’t prosecute him until after the election, right? RIGHT‽
I’m pretty sure it does. It won’t happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.
But since he’s facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.
Right, but we’re discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.
I know, I’m just saying it doesn’t matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he’d still be spending the rest of his days in prison.
If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.