Each week, MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann, co-host of our “Main Justice” podcast, answers legal questions from our audience in our MS NOW Membership exclusive series, “Answers with Andrew Weissmann.”

In the video above, Weissmann addresses a question from MS NOW Member Bec J., who asked: “If cabinet members are impeached and convicted, does that mean they cannot be pardoned?” Watch for Weissmann’s discussion of the challenges in impeachment proceedings and how removal from office differs from criminal charges.

Other questions from MS NOW Members that Weissmann addressed this week:

• Why is it illegal to lie in commercials for products and services but legal to lie in campaign commercials and political speech? — Jo B.

• If a pardon is given in return for a bribe, is the pardon still incontestable if the bribery is proven/prosecuted? — JMT

• Are there any repercussions for the DOJ attorneys who lie in court or are unable to provide any evidence. It seems there are so many examples of this. How about the attorneys who supposedly provided notice to the court about the cutting down of the golf course trees at 4:55 p.m. on a Friday afternoon? — Amy P.

• Can you compare and contrast your current MS NOW job with those you held while working in the government and serving in the Justice Department? — Scott in Seattle

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