Trump just now, reminded of fraud charges against Bannon: "Steve will be just fine."

[highplainsdem]

I've been assuming Bannon was promised a pardon for helping with this latest attempt to smear the Bidens.

But it's interesting to see Trump confirm that so directly.

Link to tweet

Editing to add that Trump said something very similar about Arpaio before pardoning him:

Link to tweet

[Thekaspervote]

1. Can't pardon someone when you're not IMPOTUS. Bannon will go to prison and you can't stop it

[highplainsdem]

2. I expect him to pardon all family & associates, at least those he's not angry with, AND himself,

before he leaves office.

[dalton99a]

3. He'll give Bannon a pardon

[highplainsdem]

4. And Trump's so stupid he's obvious about it. Even using the same wording he used before

pardoning Arpaio. Makes it all too easy for reporters to ask about it.

Which undercuts Bannon's credibility even more. Not that doing so is easy, with such a slimy lowslife.

[musclecar6]

5. I believe

He can pardon anyone even if they haven’t been charged with the crime yet, for any potential crimes into the future as long as it’s a federal crime. That’s what Gerald Ford did for Nixon so that he would not be under the threat of a criminal penalty for all the Watergate mess he got involved in.

[PuppyBismark]

6. Don't think he can pardon for future crimes

That is a section of the law that has never been resolved. For example, if one is pardoned for future crimes, that individual could kill a federal law enforcement person or even a future president. Not sure that would pass.


For example then tRump could pardon the proud boys and they could kidnap and kill a governor or future president. There needs to be some legislation on pardons and if we get the senate, I hope they do their job.

(The congress should be very busy next term, I hope.)

[Disaffected]

7. I believe it's

future charges for crimes already committed.