So, why did Trump withhold pardons for both Eastman and Giuliani?

[Baitball Blogger]

It would be a different ball game today, if he had. Both men are now in a position to turn evidence against Trump, if they can trade their own culpability for testimony that they all knew, including Trump, that they were blowing smoke up everyone's ass

[iemanja]

1. They won't

They are disturbingly loyal to a man who would turn on them in a heartbeat.

[leftieNanner]

2. Being a vindictive asshole

SOP for him.

[Retrograde]

20. "Sadist" was what I had in mind (n/t)

[JohnSJ]

3. I don't think we know if he withheld those pardons

[KPN]

10. Are they not a public record? Would there not be

an official record of each and every pardon? It’s an interesting thought for sure. However, I think it’s more likely he w/h because granting could be interpreted as knowledge that crimes were committed. He’s out for himself ahead of every other consideration always.

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. The only person he can't pardon would be himself.

Your point makes total sense. If he sold pardons like popcorn, he'd be the only prosecutable person in the crime crew.

[tishaLA]

4. Jared was handling the pardons

and they didn't have sufficient cash to buy one from him.

[rsdsharp]

6. Probably part of it. Plus they didn't come through for him,

and if they were pardoned, they couldn’t plead the 5th,

[FreepFryer]

5. Every pardon narrows the firewall between Trump and culpability. Unpardoned, they can take the fall.

Suckers

[Baitball Blogger]

7. This makes sense.

[TlalocW]

8. They didn't come through for him

He's too short-sighted to see any consequences from doing that.

TlalocW

[Hassler]

9. Because the coup didn't succeed. Chump is a vindictive jackass , and he's stupid

[TheRealNorth]

12. This

I do wonder that now Eastman appears to be up shit creek (if the DOJ goes after him), whether he will turn on Trump in exchange for a lesser charge.

[RockRaven]

11. Punishment for failure.

Strategy has no place in the decision making when a narcissist is lashing out.

[Ocelot II]

13. The coup didn't work, so TFG didn't think they deserved pardons.

The attempt was on 1/6, and TFG had another two weeks to do it, plenty of time to think about it, but why would he reward the failed attempt? He's always happy to let someone else take the fall for him.

[Nevilledog]

14. Cuz he didn't know about the crime-fraud exception to attorney/client privilege.

[SayItLoud]

15. #TFG 's modus operandi if indicted:

"The lawyers, they told me there was a law a long big beautiful law from many years ago, i think it was a Jefferson law or Washington but the lawyers told me it was....." It was Eastman and Giuliani, the lawyers who told me. I relied on the lawyers."

We will hear this the moment the shoe drops on this traitor, pos.

[TheRealNorth]

21. That will be Trump's play

[dalton99a]

23. +1

[Turbineguy]

16. Trump is a fuck-up

With all the people involved, he still couldn't pull it off.

[zuul]

18. Couldn't come up with enough bribe money.

[mopinko]

19. this

[ZonkerHarris]

22. Because he didn't get what he wanted. They failed. Trump is a quid pro quo guy. You have to deliver

I'm not still President?
No Pardon for you!