Stone's commutation papers arrived. Dated July 10, penciled in. ??

[Budi]

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"I am no legal expert but pretty sure you are, and that not a lot of journalists are. I hope they are getting on this. Seems like common sense that a commute for 7 felonies is more complicated than 2pg 300 word EO. What next jfc"



**There's a good convo about this on Zoe Tillman's twitter:

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** Then there's this: Stone's appeal invalidates the commutation.

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[malaise]

1. Is Sunday a legal day for government business in the US

Curious?

[spanone]

3. crooked as the day is long

[malaise]

4. A utility company here sent out bills due on a Sunday here

years ago. It was a major scandal because by law bills can't be due on a Sunday and no government document signed on a Sunday is legal.

[paleotn]

16. Would be ironic if undoing it were that simple.

[malaise]

17. They are dumb enough

The announcement was made before this was signed - they are shameless

[paleotn]

18. Yep. They are that dumb.

[TheBlackAdder]

2. I'm a bit of a novice, but isn't there also a "Filed By" or "Received" stamp needed too?

[LonePirate]

5. The handwritten date seems like a nothingburger and Garland is hyperventilating for clicks.

[Budi]

7. This isn't just Garland, who happens to back up all legaleze he states.

Have no idea why anyone has a beef with him.
He is in the same respected circle as many others such as LauferLaw, Lincoln's Bible@LincolnsBible, etc.

HERE: They're all dicussing the same thing with questions & legal points to make.

Link to tweet

[LonePirate]

10. The issue is with the commutation being issued while the case is under appeal. That's the issue here

A speculatively forged handwritten date has nothing to do with why people are speaking up about it.

[Budi]

11. It is discussed. Garland hardly 'hyperventilates'. Jeezus.

Here it is yet again.

There are a lot of legal minds examining this doc for some alarming reasons. Choose whomever you prefer.
They're all discussing the same points of question.

Link to tweet

[TheRickles]

15. It's archaic legalese.

Here's the exact same phrasing from an 1809 pardon decree issued by President Madison (see lines 5-6):
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/03-01-02-0031

[Budi]

12. The handprinted date of July 10th is an issue as well in their discussions.

[cayugafalls]

6. 45 wrote that with the same sharpie he used to sign. No one else wanted to lie for him.

He has no problem lying. After all, he could shoot someone and get away with it and has been lying all this time and nothing has been done about it, so he feels invincible.

Just my opinion, I'm no handwriting expert, just guessing based on the fact that he lies so much and this just seems so slimy.

[Budi]

8. That makes the most sense. No one wanted their fingerprints on this shady stuff.

[Alex4Martinez]

9. Nothinburger. It's very common to create documents with blanks for day and month and sometimes year

I'm surrounded right now by parcel maps and that's the norm.

I don't see why a pardon drafted weeks in advance but waiting for the right moment for a signature should be any different.

As long as it's in ink.

Now, whether or not it needs a witness or other certification is a different matter.

[Budi]

13. The letterhead, the penciled in date, the lack of legal filing...

They're all worth scrutiny.

They all lied to cover each others lies.

[DallasNE]

20. This Corresponds With My Thoughts When I Read This Earlier

The big, round stamp I presumed was official certification. Whether a second signature should accompany the document is a valid question. Filing stamps would not be affixed to the Whitehouse copy. Seems rather cheesy to wipe out the fine.

[TomSlick]

14. I'm underwhelmed.

Before the day of e-filing, my usual form for court pleadings was a fill-in-the-blank for the date which I completed when I signed.

[former9thward]

19. This is a very silly OP.

Containing even sillier tweets.