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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

His pardon gets him off the hook for Federal criminal charges, but I wonder if he could still be found liable in a civil lawsuit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

Yes, he can. Further, Burdick v. US basically says that accepting a pardon is evidence of guilt. The conviction and pardon can be used as evidence in the civil suit.