Medications might also cause a drop in blood pressure. Beta-blockers and nitroglycerin, used to treat heart disease, are common culprits. Diuretics, tricyclic antidepressants, and erectile dysfunction drugs can also cause hypotension. Some people have low blood pressure for unknown reasons.
Theoretically, then, the President can probably pardon him/her-self for any Federal crime â but this only prevents actual prosecution for that crime, not impeachment for the crime itself. Prior Answer, to the hypothetical of the VP murdering the President and then pardoning himself:
Under Article II of the Constitution, the Presidentâs power to grant âReprieves and Pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of Impeachment,â is really only limited by two criteria - the Pardon must be âfor offenses against the United Statesâ, and may not apply âin cases of impeachment.â So long as these two criteria are met, ...