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Breaking:Trump says he's considering commuting sentence of Rod Blagojevich, pardoning Martha Stewart (Original Post) sunonmars May 2018 OP
Seems he goes bonkers the closer the FEDs get to his mob crew uponit7771 May 2018 #1
There will be a right-wing revolt if he commutes Blagojevich's sentence. bearsfootball516 May 2018 #2
maybe he admired his hair and that is why he is pardoning him SummerSnow May 2018 #9
Blagojevich Was On Celebrity Apprentice ChoppinBroccoli May 2018 #10
Blaggo was just another dude trying to scam the system for more profit... Thomas Hurt May 2018 #11
remember what blaggo went down for dawg day May 2018 #15
Squirrel . . . . Iliyah May 2018 #3
Stupidity on the March! MineralMan May 2018 #4
Doesn't he have anything more important to do? n/t Totally Tunsie May 2018 #5
Martha's trial was a political hitjob underpants May 2018 #6
Ugh. greatauntoftriplets May 2018 #7
Just can't get worked up over Stewart. B2G May 2018 #8
Sending a message Timewas May 2018 #12
Martha Stewart voted for Hillary. cynatnite May 2018 #13
Waiting for him to pardon Harvey Weinstein. Alethia Merritt May 2018 #14
Like a kid with his new toy, he's discovered what he can do with it. MariaCSR May 2018 #16
Reversing Obama's successes isn't enough... lame54 May 2018 #17

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,784 posts)
10. Blagojevich Was On Celebrity Apprentice
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:09 PM
May 2018

I bet his reasoning is nothing more than, "I know that guy." Either that or he's trying to set a precedent where politicians always pardon other politicians for their corruption (i.e. a system that will eventually benefit HIM).

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
3. Squirrel . . . .
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:01 PM
May 2018

Call me not the norm, but if he's showing his muscle that he can pardon people that Mueller is investigating including t-rump himself I believe he will have a rude awakening.

underpants

(182,743 posts)
6. Martha's trial was a political hitjob
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:04 PM
May 2018

W&Co wanted some sort of a show trial so they went after a Dem donor who DID make the mistake of lying but the whole thing was about a $33,000 profit while banks were destroying with sidebets, sham lending, and bad insurance.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,731 posts)
7. Ugh.
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:05 PM
May 2018

I bet he wouldn't pardon me if I broke federal law. Blago's reign of error left Illinois in the fiscal shithole.

Timewas

(2,193 posts)
12. Sending a message
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:19 PM
May 2018

To all the indicted "pals" "hold the line I will pardon you"

Total complete abuse of power....

Alethia Merritt

(147 posts)
14. Waiting for him to pardon Harvey Weinstein.
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:51 PM
May 2018

I am certain that Adlestein is working behind the scenes to get it done.

lame54

(35,282 posts)
17. Reversing Obama's successes isn't enough...
Thu May 31, 2018, 01:41 PM
May 2018

He is going to reverse all FBI successes?
Crazy and vindictive

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