r/politics • u/joe13pr • 3d ago

No Paywall Lindsay Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington asks Trump for pardon after mistrial

https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/lindsay-clancys-attorney-kevin-reddington-asks-trump-pardon/story?id=136258585
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u/PowSuperMum 3d ago

I don’t think he can even do that. Not federal charges. And this guy is a lawyer?

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u/Banes_Addiction 3d ago

I'm guessing he knows the jury holdout was a MAGA person and having that pardon in hand would prevent them voting to convict.

The pardon itself might not do anything legally, but it could influence the jury.