Your impeachment questions, answered
President Trump is facing an impeachment investigation over a contentious phone call with the president of Ukraine.
Now that House Democrats initiated impeachment proceedings against Trump, can he still issue pardons?
Yes. The President can issue pardons in criminal cases right up until the moment he leaves office. In fact, many presidents have issued pardons in their final days and hours in office, likely because pardons tend to be politically unpopular.
But remember: While the President has the constitutional power to pardon federal crimes — "offenses against the United States" — he cannot issue pardons for impeachment.
So, if the President or any other federal official is impeached by the House and then convicted by the Senate, there is nothing he — or anyone else — can do to reverse it. There is no way to appeal or undo an impeachment.
