Gregory Walcott, a character actor whose rÃ©sumÃ© included numerous television westerns, several Clint Eastwood movies and prestige films like âNorma Raeâ â but who was probably best known as one of the stars of âPlan 9 From Outer Space,â often called the worst movie ever made â died on Friday at his home in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles ...
Except in cases of impeachment and only in cases of federal crimes, the power of the President to pardon is *absolute* and *final*, neither Congress nor the Courts can block or overturn a pardon.
I'm not sure a President's ability to pardon covers state convictions and state laws. But what would be likely to happen is, if a President Elect commits a crime after the election but before the inauguration, they would be pressured to resign and allow the Vice-President Elect to assume the office.