Recently Schneiderman had sought to change New York State law so that its double-jeopardy provision, which prevents people from being charged for the same crimes twice, would not apply in cases of presidential pardons. Many saw the effort as a way to get around pardons Trump might issue in the course of Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 09, 2018 23:37 UTC