• Zak@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    There is no specific rule or law against giving a pardon in exchange for payment

    Yes there is: 18 USC § 201 (b) (2).

    Granting the pardon isn’t the part that’s illegal; soliciting or receiving the payment in exchange is. The ruling doesn’t change that, but could make the prosecution of that act more difficult in certain edge cases.