minus-squareShruberyPanda@lemm.eetoNews@lemmy.world•Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court | CNN Politicslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThis is a common misconception. While a pardon does mean some things (like removing your ability to plead the 5th in relation to the related case), it remains very disputed whether it constitutes an admission of guilt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdick_v._United_States#:~:text=Although the Supreme Court’s opinion,by the recipient is disputed. linkfedilink
This is a common misconception. While a pardon does mean some things (like removing your ability to plead the 5th in relation to the related case), it remains very disputed whether it constitutes an admission of guilt:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burdick_v._United_States#:~:text=Although the Supreme Court’s opinion,by the recipient is disputed.