RedirectDeposit@sh.itjust.works to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 天前Luigi Mangione hit with federal charges, making him eligible for death penalty, as he arrives in New Yorknypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down11
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkLuigi Mangione hit with federal charges, making him eligible for death penalty, as he arrives in New Yorknypost.comRedirectDeposit@sh.itjust.works to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 天前message-square21fedilink
minus-squareturtle [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·8 天前I’m pretty sure it does. It won’t happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 天前But since he’s facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.
minus-squareturtle [he/him]@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 天前Right, but we’re discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 天前I know, I’m just saying it doesn’t matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he’d still be spending the rest of his days in prison. If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.
I’m pretty sure it does. It won’t happen, but a president could pardon someone from federal crimes.
But since he’s facing state crimes, those can only be pardoned by the governor.
Right, but we’re discussing the new federal charges that have been added, as reported in the OP story.
I know, I’m just saying it doesn’t matter. Sure he can be pardoned, but he’d still be spending the rest of his days in prison.
If he were sentenced to death, I feel like that would make him a martyr anyway.