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Jamie Raskin: “First of all, those pardons apply only criminally and not civilly. Secondly, they don't apply to state…”

Featuring: Jamie Raskin, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, District 8

Jamie Raskin says election will be safe 'if the federal government stays out of it': Full interview

Published November 1, 2026

And so he's trying to tell them, don't worry about what's going to happen to you. First of all, those pardons apply only criminally and not civilly. Secondly, they don't apply to state prosecutions, only to federal. So our recommendation would be, it seems ridiculous that we have to say it is everybody should follow the law and don't end up, certainly the lawyers should not end … (06:37–06:46)

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Asserts that presidential pardons apply only to federal criminal cases, not civil or state cases.

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