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Preemptive Pardons & President Trump's Stormy Daniels Case

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Preemptive Pardons and President Trump

The federal government can clear the deck and prevent any prosecution for conduct that is the subject to a preemptive pardon.  But is there a bar to a state prosecution for this conduct?   This video discusses preemptive pardons and raises important issues relating to the New York state Stormy Daniels prosecution where President Trump was charged by a state with a federal crime for which he was never convicted and in fact never even charged!  

What effect would a preemptive or after the fact federal pardon have on the Stormy Daniels case?