A federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.
You can’t pardon a contempt charge.
I mean, a congress member seems to be saying he can. If he “can’t” he’ll do it anyways, it’ll go to the supreme court and they’ll say it’s fine.
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB10186
Edit: apparently that’s actually part of what Joe Arpaio was pardoned for.
Federal charges, federal pardon
Really?
Apparently not really. It already happened with Sheriff Joe Arpaio. This country is fucked lmao.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon_of_Joe_Arpaio#%3A~%3Atext=On+August+25%2C+2017%2C+President%2Cbeing+in+the+U.S.+illegally".