ATTORNEY GENERAL/LEGAL/NEW YORK/ROBERT MUELLER/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Wednesday [4-18-18] asked state lawmakers to expand his powers to prosecute people who have received a presidential pardon. In a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislative leaders, Mr. Schneiderman, a Democrat, said: ‘Recent reports indicate that the president may be considering issuing pardons that may impede criminal investigations. This is disturbing news.’ He is seeking a change to state law that would reshape New York’s ‘double jeopardy’ policy, which forbids a person being tried for the same crime twice. New York law bars state prosecutors from trying people for crimes for which they were already tried federally. The move comes amid special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian 2016 election interference. Mr. Mueller has brought charges against several Trump campaign associates. Mr. Schneiderman didn’t mention any potential charges he had in mind. President Donald Trump, a Republican, hasn’t pardoned anyone linked to the Russia probe.”
-Mike Vilensky, “New York Attorney General Takes Aim at Presidential Pardons,” The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2018 7:19 pm