Pardonpalooza

[Horace]

@catseye3 said in Pardonpalooza:

I.e., George Mason argued that the President "ought not to have the power of pardoning, because he may frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself... If he has the power of granting pardons before indictment, or conviction, may he not stop inquiry and prevent detection?" Mason warned that this could "destroy the republic."

Lots of destruction of the republic going around. There will never be any end to drama queens masturbating and cumming over the corpses of their fallen political opponents.

[Catseye3]

@horace said in Pardonpalooza:

Lots of destruction of the republic going around.

I didn't post Mason's argument to support any position of mine, but because I thought it was interesting in its own right.

I don't know enough about the prez pardon to have a position.

[Mik]

@Phibes

What do you call somebody who is surrounded by crooks, but is himself the most honest man you've ever met, just so, so honest, just amazingly honest?

Jesus.

[jodi]

[Loki]

I’d like to see specifics on where Trump has departed on what type of person got pardoned historically and the relative size of their transgressions.

[Catseye3]

@loki said in Pardonpalooza:

I’d like to see specifics on where Trump has departed on what type of person got pardoned historically and the relative size of their transgressions.

When you find it, post it here, mkay?

[Doctor Phibes]

@mik said in Pardonpalooza:

@Phibes

What do you call somebody who is surrounded by crooks, but is himself the most honest man you've ever met, just so, so honest, just amazingly honest?

Jesus.

I said crooks, not blokes who seemed a bit fishy.

[Loki]

@catseye3 said in Pardonpalooza:

@loki said in Pardonpalooza:

I’d like to see specifics on where Trump has departed on what type of person got pardoned historically and the relative size of their transgressions.

When you find it, post it here, mkay?

I’ll pick an easy one to start, Papadopoulus.

[Copper]

@catseye3 said in Pardonpalooza:

CNN: Trump's sordid pardons cement his corrupt legacy

Corrupt?

Oh, cnn, ok

[George K]

My descent into whataboutism:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&as_q=Clinton+pardon&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&lr=&cr=&as_qdr=all&as_sitesearch=cnn.com&as_occt=any&safe=images&as_filetype=&tbs=

[jon-nyc]

Go Mitch

[jon-nyc]

Strong rumors...

[jon-nyc]

[kluurs]

@copper said in Pardonpalooza:

@catseye3 said in Pardonpalooza:

CNN: Trump's sordid pardons cement his corrupt legacy

Corrupt?

Oh, cnn, ok

At least wait until he pardons satan. Cable news is the WWE of news.

[xenon]

He actually pardoned Bannon. Wow.

It went from Mexico paying to the wall to Bannon defrauding Trump supporters to pay for it then getting pardoned.

Disgusting.

[Klaus]

@jon-nyc said in Pardonpalooza:

Strong rumors...

What happened to him? He doesn't exactly look healthy.

[George K]

Bannon is certainly the most controversial. He also pardoned Kwame Kilpatrick (former Detroit mayor) and Lil Wayne.

The list:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-regarding-executive-grants-clemency-012021/

ETA: Bannon probably knows where the bodies are buried, amirite?

[AndyD]

[George K]

In this list of controversial pardons, I wonder where Bannon would rank.

10. 1858: Buchanan pardons the Mormons

11. 1865: Johnson pardons Confederate soldiers

12. 1977: Carter pardons draft dodgers

13. 2001: Clinton pardons Patty Hearst, Weathermen

14. 2001: Clinton pardons his half-brother

15. 2017: Obama frees WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning

16. 1971: Nixon frees Lt. William Calley

17. 1999 and 2017: FALN terrorists

18. 1974: Ford pardons Nixon

19. 2001: Clinton pardons Marc Rich

ETA: I would think, perhaps, that the pardon of Kushner is more controversial than Bannon.

[jon-nyc]

My least favorite modern pardon isn’t even on your list, it was Obama pardoning the unrepentant Puerto Rican terrorist.