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FBI Raids Home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

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249 points jaboutboul | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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kwisatzh ◴[13 Nov 24 21:53 UTC] No.42130465[source]▶
He’ll get pardoned. It’s a Thiel company.
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galleywest200 ◴[13 Nov 24 23:33 UTC] No.42131411[source]▶
Accepting a presidential pardon requires an admission of guilt. Would being a confirmed criminal aide them in business in any way?
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stickfigure ◴[13 Nov 24 23:36 UTC] No.42131432[source]▶
Incorrect. A pardon does require a conviction, however. And it will probably never get that far.
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[14 Nov 24 01:04 UTC] No.42132048[source]▶
> A pardon does require a conviction, however

No.

"The President ... shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment" [1]. Everything after that is, at best, case law.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_pardons_in_the_United_...