Current Events > Trump to Pardon Hundreds of Criminals Out of Spite

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https://twitter.com/eliehonig/status/1350936642635395072

The only silver lining here is that Trump is most likely going to prison now.

The ones that took money will be too

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We'll need a list to see who he's pardoning.

This shouldn't be legal, Biden should be able to unpardon someone

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CM_Ponch posted...

This shouldn't be legal, Biden should be able to unpardon someone

it might be enough to make sure it can't happen like this again in the future.

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CM_Ponch posted...

This shouldn't be legal, Biden should be able to unpardon someone

Unfortunately, it's very legal and may be one of the worst things Trump has ever done.

Meh, him abusing power should = Anyone else can abuse power and ignore his pardons lol

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ImAMarvel posted...

I thought impeachment meant that he couldn't pardon anyone temporarily?

No you can't pardon an impeachment

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ImAMarvel posted...

I thought impeachment meant that he couldn't pardon anyone temporarily?

That's incorrect. The president can't pardon someone who has been impeached as to undo the impeachment, but the president can still pardon people during or after his own impeachment.

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ImAMarvel posted...

I thought impeachment meant that he couldn't pardon anyone temporarily?

Only if he's convicted and removed by the Senate. So far, the Republicans have been too gutless to do just that.

ImAMarvel posted...

I thought impeachment meant that he couldn't pardon anyone temporarily?

pretty sure that was mostly just people misunderstanding the part about impeachments not being pardonable.

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To stop him from running again and to remove the benefits you get from being a former president

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ImAMarvel posted...

But that's only if the Senate votes to convict him right? I'm wondering what's the point of the first step of it?

To get it to the Senate...?

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WTF we love keeping people prisons now.

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REexpert44 posted...

WTF we love keeping bad people prisons now.

Fixed.

REexpert44 posted...

WTF we love keeping people prisons now.

We love keeping animal prisons, too, although most people call them zoos.

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Not out of spite, it's another grift
https://twitter.com/adamkotsko/status/1350896872408440839?s=19

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It's about time we amend the presidential pardon away imo.

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Humble_Novice posted...

Unfortunately, it's very legal and may be one of the worst things Trump has ever done.

and thats saying somethign

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jpenny2 posted...

We love keeping animal prisons, too, although most people call them zoos.

I fucking hate zoos.

They are expensive.

They smell bad.

Its always fucking hot for some reason.

Half the exhibits are closed or "undergoing upgrades"

Nobody ever wants to ride the fucking train, which is the only thing at the zoo i actually enjoy. And if im paying for that afternoon looking at some stupid fucking animals and 7 dollar dipn dots that you 2 are only going to take a few bites of because its "too cold", then buying some stupid tat that will never used again from the gift shop, you could at least compromise and let me ride the fucking train in peace.

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ImAMarvel posted...

Isn't it blatantly illegal to accept bribes to pardon others?

Yes

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ImAMarvel posted...

Isn't it blatantly illegal to accept bribes to pardon others?

Yes, but what are they gonna do, impeach him?

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ImAMarvel posted...

Isn't it blatantly illegal to accept bribes to pardon others?

When has legality ever stopped Trump?

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Antifar posted...

Yes, but what are they gonna do, impeach him?

Arrest him after he leaves office

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Antifar posted...

Not out of spite, it's another grift
https://twitter.com/adamkotsko/status/1350896872408440839?s=19

Am I to understand that these pardons will only be granted to people who bribed Trump with cash?

Hes going to pardon the MAGA riot trash isnt here?

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DD Divine posted...

Hes going to pardon the MAGA riot trash isnt here?

No as he considers them low class trash that failed

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Humble_Novice posted...

Am I to understand that these pardons will only be granted to people who bribed Trump with cash?

No you see people are donated to Trump aides so they can lobby for clemency. Very different

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REexpert44 posted...

I fucking hate zoos.

They are expensive.

They smell bad.

Its always fucking hot for some reason.

Half the exhibits are closed or "undergoing upgrades"

Nobody ever wants to ride the fucking train, which is the only thing at the zoo i actually enjoy. And if im paying for that afternoon looking at some stupid fucking animals and 7 dollar dipn dots that you 2 are only going to take a few bites of because its "too cold", then buying some stupid tat that will never used again from the gift shop, you could at least compromise and let me ride the fucking train in peace.

For real though, why does nobody like the zoo train?

DD Divine posted...

Hes going to pardon the MAGA riot trash isnt here?

Only if they paid. From what I know, there have been 300+ arrests traced back to the capitol riots and Trump is supposedly offering 100+ pardons.

Trump starting his private army

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The party of LAW and ORDER

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Humble_Novice posted...

Am I to understand that these pardons will only be granted to people who bribed Trump with cash?

No one's saying that out loud, but wealthy felons seeking pardons seem to be sending money to his lawyers and friends.

Allies and associates of President Donald Trump have collected tens of thousands of dollars in fees from those seeking pardons from the President, The New York Times reported Sunday.
The Times, citing documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers, reported that the lobbying for clemency intensified as it became apparent Trump had no standing to challenge his election loss to President-elect Joe Biden. Those who monetized the lobbying efforts include a former federal prosecutor, a former personal lawyer to the President and a former top Trump campaign adviser, among others, the Times reported.
As CNN previously reported, Trump has been expected to issue a flurry of pardons in the final days of his presidency and close business associates of the President and many high-profile criminals have ramped up efforts to secure a pardon before he leaves office.
As of late December, Trump was considering pardons for more than two dozen people in his orbit whom he believes were targeted -- or could be targeted in the future -- for political ends. That's in addition to hundreds of requests from others who have approached the White House directly, and tens of thousands more whose petitions are pending at the Justice Department.
According to the Times, former US attorney Brett Tolman has collected tens of thousands of dollars in recent weeks to seek clemency for several people. Tolman did not respond to the New York Times' request for comment. CNN has also reached out to Tolman for comment.
Former Trump attorney John Dowd has also accepted "tens of thousands of dollars from a wealthy felon and advising him and other potential clients to leverage Mr. Trump's grievances about the justice system," according to the Times. Dowd declined to answer questions to the Times and declined to comment on the report when reached by CNN Sunday.

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The president of "law and order" folks.

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Irony posted...

No as he considers them low class trash that failed

touch

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A couple weeks back this was the worst thing we thought would happen in his last month as president lmao

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God fucking damn him to hell!
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Trump's use of the pardon is exactly what you would see if you gave the same power to a mob boss
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Say you don't think he'll pardon anyone dangerous, do you? Like a serial rapist/killer?
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Is it not possible for any court to negate these pardons since they're coming from bribes?

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CM_Ponch posted...

Is it not possible for any court to negate these pardons since they're coming from bribes?

Pardons are absolute

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Don't worry. He'll toss a single drug offender in there and his supporters will go "Oh I thought liberals said we need to stop throwing people in prison? What happened to rehabilitation and forgiveness?"

Fuck pardons

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ArchNemo posted...

For real though, why does nobody like the zoo train?

Here they're always overrun by Amish which imo is unfair. Theyre skirting the rules and hogging the fucking thing because they treat it like a goddamn rollercoaster.

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