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:
The presidential power to pardon is granted under Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution. The President ... shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.. No standards, and only one limitation -- no pardons for the impeached. What the Founding Fathers Said.