drumpf's pardons aren't just about his friends............

[Takket]

I learned a new term today "Overton Window"

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Read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overton_window

Basically what drumpf is doing is trying to gaslight the country into believing that political crimes are not serious and that the punishments for them are unfair. He's trying to move the overton window to make what he is doing by destroying the criminal justice system to protect himself sociall acceptable. Make no mistake his pardons are not about Blagojevich or Arrpio......... they are about HIMSELF

[rzemanfl]

1. Of course not, they are also about money. Grifters gotta grift. n/t

[lame54]

2. That's very complex thinking by Trump...

When will he start pardoning rapists?

[BigmanPigman]

3. It is all about moving us toward being a banan republic

a little at a time so people won't be too upset, or even notice the bigger picture.

[colsohlibgal]

4. Our Shady Criminal President

We better beat this excuse for a human being and beat him badly. No matter who you like and support for the nomination no time to be a sore loser.

I like some candidates more than others. But I will support and vote for whoever we nominate......all of them are immeasurably superior to the Semi Literate deadbeat sleazy Mobster there now. The First President to fight release of his tax returns. He banks at Deutsche Bank because no bank here will touch him because of his history.

And yet 30 some percent love this Criminal Creep. Even if we do win what to do with them going forward is a dilemma.

Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine would sure help.

[moondust]

5. Also curious about Kerik.

As Lawrence just pointed out, Ghouliani appointed his bodyguard Kerik, a high-school dropout with a GED, to be police commissioner. More than half of mayor Giuliani's cabinet opposed his appointment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani_promotions_of_Bernard_Kerik

I've long wondered why Dump wasn't pursued by law enforcement for laundering Russian money and everything else back when Ghouliani was mayor. Was Kerik part of Ghouliani's "hands-off" conspiracy to ignore Dump? And now gets his reward?

Former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade just outlined the Overton Window thing on Lawrence's show.