Frank Figliuzzi: "I'm now seeing a presidential pardon as perhaps the most lawful way to obstruct.."

[Nevilledog]

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"I'm now seeing a presidential pardon as perhaps the most lawful way to obstruct justice that we have in our system because that's what these pardons will inevitably become. An obstruction of justice by the president to protect his own skin" - @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace

[empedocles]

1. apparently lawful way to obstruct justice

[SharonClark]

2. I'm sure that was not the intent by the founders

but that is how trump is using it.

[Xipe Totec]

3. I think we need a constitutional amendment to limit pardon powers.

The President's power to pardon shall be limited to crimes that may have occurred prior to taking office, and may never be used to pardon family members or confirmed members of his own administration.

[PJMcK]

4. Respectfully, good luck with that

Since our Founding Documents, there have been 33 Constitutional Amendments that were passed and sent to the States for ratification. The first 10 formed the Bill of Rights. Of the remaining 23, only 17 became Amendments to the Constitution.

It's really hard to change the Constitution and our current polarized political circumstances probably preclude any in the near future.

I share your perspective, however.

[Xipe Totec]

6. With a Democrat as President, who would object? nnt

[Wednesdays]

8. The twenty-something Repug state legislatures.

It takes thirty-eight states to pass an amendment. We'd be lucky to get twenty-five.

[Xipe Totec]

9. They'd do anything to take power away from a Democratic President. nt

[Grasswire2]

5. that was spoken before the news dropped about pardons for donations. nt

[Cha]

7. Rt TY! & the maggot heads

don't care what he's done

[ancianita]

10. IF a pardon obstructs justice, then it's not a legal pardon. Otherwise,

pardons are only a tool of nullifying the judiciary, federal law and the Constitution, and conferring total immunity to those the president deems above the law with him (Trump's crime syndicate).

Congress must know that it must pass laws to end such abuses of rule of law pardon power, or Republicans will continue their mafia racketeering, their right wing media's grievance and victimization posing, along with their demonizing and threatening the lives of those who protect and defend rule of law.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. ahem...Scooter Libby..cough, cough

The precedent was set. Lie to protect those in charge, and you get a 'get out of jail free' card.

[keithbvadu2]

12. The law is NOT about what is right, moral, or just. The law is about what is legal.

The law is NOT about what is right, moral, or just.

The law is about what is legal.