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imanamerican63

(13,732 posts) Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:20 PM Apr 2021

Why would Matt Gaetz want a preemptive pardon from Trump?

What does he(Gaetz) have to hid?

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Why would Matt Gaetz want a preemptive pardon from Trump? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Apr 2021 OP

Inquiring minds want to know! hauckeye Apr 2021 #1

The fact that he sought a blanket pardon certainly makes one think we have only identified some of captain queeg Apr 2021 #2

Child sex trafficking would be a start. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #3

At that point he was under criminal investigation by the DoJ. Hortensis Apr 2021 #4

hauckeye

(631 posts)

1. Inquiring minds want to know!

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:21 PM

Apr 2021

captain queeg

(10,094 posts)

2. The fact that he sought a blanket pardon certainly makes one think we have only identified some of

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:38 PM

Apr 2021

His crimes. But I imagine everyone in trumps orbit, including Donnie himself would benefit from a blanket pardon.

Kid Berwyn

(14,795 posts)

3. Child sex trafficking would be a start.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:43 PM

Apr 2021

Seeing how Gaetz’s best friend, Joel Micah Greenberg — the tax collector and ID card procurer and now awaiting trial — “helped hook him up.”

Then there are the drug charges and the fraud charges and the corruption charges...

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

4. At that point he was under criminal investigation by the DoJ.

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Wed Apr 7, 2021, 01:44 PM

Apr 2021

Why wouldn't he want a pardon?

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