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BigmanPigman

(55,522 posts) Sun Jan 10, 2021, 03:51 AM Jan 2021

The terrorists can get 10 years in jail but can they be pardoned by tRump?

Can he pardon the ones who won't be caught until after Jan. 20th?

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The terrorists can get 10 years in jail but can they be pardoned by tRump? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jan 2021 OP

Don't they have to be convicted to be pardoned? Please correct me if I'm wrong. Progressive Jones Jan 2021 #1

No. Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #2

Didn't he talk about pardoning his kids? BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #3

How much do Presidential Pardons go for nowadays? badboy67 Jan 2021 #4

If he does pardon them, then it will contradict the narrative that they're really antifa. Crunchy Frog Jan 2021 #5

Not only would he have to know who they are, he'd have to care DFW Jan 2021 #6

Cops would be smart to ID people, watch them but not arrest/charge until after 1/20 dutch777 Jan 2021 #7

Progressive Jones

(6,011 posts)

1. Don't they have to be convicted to be pardoned? Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 03:53 AM

Jan 2021

If that's the case, none of these clowns will have been convicted by the End Of Trump.

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)

2. No.

Reply to Progressive Jones (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 03:55 AM

Jan 2021

If he does, prosecute them anyway.

BigmanPigman

(55,522 posts)

3. Didn't he talk about pardoning his kids?

Reply to Progressive Jones (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 03:57 AM

Jan 2021

They haven't been charged with anything yet.

badboy67

(460 posts)

4. How much do Presidential Pardons go for nowadays?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:00 AM

Jan 2021

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)

5. If he does pardon them, then it will contradict the narrative that they're really antifa.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:03 AM

Jan 2021

Honestly, I think it would stretch the presidential pardon power to breaking point if he tried to do that.

DFW

(60,429 posts)

6. Not only would he have to know who they are, he'd have to care

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:14 AM

Jan 2021

And their sentencing won‘t come within the next eleven days anyway.

dutch777

(5,107 posts)

7. Cops would be smart to ID people, watch them but not arrest/charge until after 1/20

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 04:16 AM

Jan 2021

Some sort of blanket pardon thing worries me. The examples of Roger Stone and Paul Manafort is not lost on these wingnuts.

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