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Originally Posted by nik-
Wasn't Nixon preemptively pardoned?
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From a quick google.
"Ford did pardon President Nixon, but what most people do not realize the articles of impeachment against President Nixon still stand in limbo. The constitution of the USA clearly states a president can not pardon an impeachment. ... The only body that can pardon an impeachment is the US Senate."
https://www.quora.com/Can-a-presiden...emptive-pardon
So yes and no. A president can preemptively pardon someone, but not for crimes that haven't yet been committed. And Nixon remained technically impeached.