Critics warn Trump is gearing up to pardon Roger Stone, Mike Flynn and Paul Manafort after dead of

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night tweet-bashing his DOJ

Written by David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement February 11, 2020

Is President Donald Trump paving the way to pardon his best buddies, the former campaign advisors who helped him win the White House?

The answer to that question may be in a tweet Trump posted in the dead of night. Clearly something was bothering him at 1:48 AM, nearly an hour after he had returned to the White House from his short New Hampshire MAGA rally.

“This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!” Trump tweeted, responding to a tweet from a reporter for a far right wing website lamenting the 7 to 9 year sentence federal prosecutors are asking a judge impose on Roger Stone.

https://www.alternet.org/2020/02/critics-warn-trump-is-gearing-up-to-pardon-roger-stone-mike-flynn-and-paul-manafort-after-dead-of-night-tweet-bashing-his-doj/



November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.........................

[jimfields33]

1. Knew that was coming

I still think he’ll wait until Flynn sentencing and then pardon them all.

[democratisphere]

2. THIS is all on the Republican MOB and their henchmen.

One atrocity of subverted justice after another. How can 1/3 of our fellow citizens support THIS!

[Wounded Bear]

3. Would not be surprising...

[no_hypocrisy]

4. More for our candidates and nominee to

campaign on.

Keep digging Trump . . .

[Jose Garcia]

6. He'll wait until after the election to issue the pardons

[Hekate]

12. This is why it was so crucial to get him removed before the election: the lame duck period...

...between the election and the inauguration of a new potus gives way too much time for additional crimes.

[Jose Garcia]

13. Were you following impeachment trial?

He's not going to be removed before next January.

[TeamPooka]

14. Maybe not. He's cocky and knows he can get away

With anything now because the GOP are all Quislings

[NewJeffCT]

5. Manafort and Flynn have been waiting for pardons

for a while now

[localroger]

8. Manafort and Flynn are just minions

Trump probably regards Stone as being more on his own level, and thus more worth schmoozing.

[wishstar]

9. Stone demonstrated more loyalty too, whereas Flynn and Manafort entered cooperation deals

plus Manafort and Flynn had their own financial side deals that did not involve any cut or benefit to Trump, whereas everything Stone did was in service to help Trump win and then to cover up Trump's knowledge and coordination with the Wikileaks/Russian help.

[shanti]

15. Weren't their convictions pre-Barr?

Manafort wouldn't be sitting his ass in jail, if Barr had been AG when he was convicted.

[bronxiteforever]

7. The GOP is home of the White Collar Criminal

[tishaLA]

10. State charges.

They'll keep Manafort in jail at least.

[lees1975]

11. The firing of Vindman and Sondlund, combined with pardons if he does it...

are his quickest pathway to complete defeat.

[pbmus]

16. You are joking aren't you...his minions love this stuff...

And all republicans senators love it ..

[lucca18]

17. What's next, featured speakers at trump's convention?!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

18. YES !!!! Do it before the election! Perfect