August 7, 1998
To: Reporters, Editors, Producers
From: Glenn Small (410) 516-6094 [email protected]
Re: source on aspects of the Clinton-Lewinsky story
COULD THE PRESIDENT PARDON HIMSELF? That question is one issue relating to the presidency that Johns Hopkins University political scientist Joel Grossman examines in a soon- to-be published journal article. The answer might surprise you: Grossman says there's nothing to stop a sitting president from pardoning himself, and there might even be political advantages to such a move.
While the scholarly paper is unavailable until it is published, Grossman is willing to discuss this and other constitutional issues relating to the current special prosecutor probe into presidential conduct. Can a sitting president be indicted prior to impeachment? What might happen if a president, facing impeachment, pardoned himself?
Grossman, a professor in the Political Science Department at Hopkins, has taught constitutional law for more than 30 years, and is a pre-eminent scholar in that field. Prior to coming to Hopkins, he taught for many years at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
As events unfold in Washington, an array of serious constitutional law questions may come into play; Grossman is familiar and comfortable with the media, and is a friendly and charming person. If you have an interest in speaking with him, call Glenn Small in the Johns Hopkins Office of News and Information at 410-516-6094 or e-mail him at: [email protected]
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