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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Trump considered blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters before he left office":
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/trump-considered-blanket-pardons-for-jan-6-rioters-before-he-left-office-00004738
Between Jan. 6 and Joe Bidens inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump made three calls to one adviser to discuss the idea. Do you think I should pardon them? Do you think its a good idea? Do you think I have the power to do it? Trump told the person, who summarized their conversations.
Another adviser to the former president said Trump asked questions about how participants in the riot might be charged criminally, and how a uniform pardon could provide them protection going forward.
Is it everybody that had a Trump sign or everybody who walked into the Capitol who could be pardoned? Trump asked, according to that adviser. He said, 'Some people think I should pardon them.' He thought if he could do it, these people would never have to testify or be deposed.
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WA-03 Democrat
(3,017 posts)and in other breaking news Trump thought about and considered becoming King Of America, Putin's Forever Poodle, shoving a UV C light in his body for super immunity and thought about reading Jared copy of "Government for Dummies."
John Barron has given me his word about this for Mr. Trump.
Ohio Joe
(21,656 posts)He has no loyalty to anyone but himself.
leftieNanner
(14,998 posts)"these people would never have to testify or be deposed"
Always protecting his own ass.
getagrip_already
(14,254 posts)That once a pardon was issued, they not only could be subpoenaed and deposed, but that they wouldn't be able to claim the fifth since they were in no legal jeopardy for the crmes they were pardoned for.......
Girard442
(6,059 posts)...to testify. Can't plead the Fifth.
lame54
(35,141 posts)All these things he almost did but backed down
I bet he regrets each and every one now
global1
(25,169 posts)were just being tourists visiting the Capitol Bldging?
What a guy!!!!
tetedur
(816 posts)and FBI infiltrators!
Baitball Blogger
(46,576 posts)Come on! There has to be a limitation on pardons! Otherwise the laws against insurrection could be rendered useless!
Varaddem
(431 posts)Why Flynn and Manafort havent been questioned and imprisoned. They both lied to the FBI, now we can get the truth.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)The former guy is nothing if not transactional; if someone can't pay for him to do something, he ain't gonna do it unless it's to his direct benefit. So all you traitors, too bad so sad, but your hero isn't going to save you. That's not what he does. He expects you to save him, though.
Buckeyeblue
(5,491 posts)Trump doesn't give pardons or anything else away. He knows these people will support him regardless. He also knows that he could probably get them all to storm the Capitol again...