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Trump indicates he will pardon the January 6 defendants if he becomes POTUS again (Original Post) Nevilledog Jun 2022 OP
Another reason to deny this turd a second term. ificandream Jun 2022 #1
We better damn sure make sure that never happens. .. Historic NY Jun 2022 #2
He could have pardoned them when he was president... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #3
They can't go Jared's rates. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2022 #7
He pardoned his rich friend (Bannon) who ripped off his own supporters instead. Suckers. NCLefty Jun 2022 #13
Lying liar lies. News at 11. Bristlecone Jun 2022 #4
These assholes will mostly be out of prison by the time this happens LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #5
Fuck Trump. fightforfreedom Jun 2022 #6
Can a person be POTUS in prison? Emile Jun 2022 #8
Of he said that OLDMDDEM Jun 2022 #9
And if I become President, some day, if I decide to do it..... Brother Buzz Jun 2022 #10
Just another grift blueknight73 Jun 2022 #11
I think that he will run again. EndlessWire Jun 2022 #12

Ohio Joe

(21,755 posts)
3. He could have pardoned them when he was president...
Fri Jun 17, 2022, 04:13 PM
Jun 2022

But they were peons so he never gave them a thought. Now they are just meat to feed to the base.

EndlessWire

(6,523 posts)
12. I think that he will run again.
Sat Jun 18, 2022, 07:11 AM
Jun 2022

He is active now because the J6 hearings are showing him to be a callous, selfish, POS, criminal that no one can trust. He tried to get his own VP hanged, just so he could stay in power on some fake premise that Pence could just la dee da send the votes back. He is vengeful and spiteful. I think he needs to show his fans that he has some measure of mercy towards those that are felt to be behind his efforts, when in reality he doesn't give two shits about anyone else but himself.

There is some reason that he is now suddenly handing out promises of pardons. There are those guys who are facing prosecution for refusing subpoenas, and perhaps he needs to make sure that they remain silent. I don't think that he is caring about any one of the crowd that invaded the Capitol; he is thinking of those higher ups who could still give damaging information about his part in the coup attempt. I hope this means that he is sweating it out now. He would be afraid of the DOJ. Maybe he's heard something about Garland's intentions that is making him shit his diaper.

I don't think that people like this willingly give up power. He has had a taste of the power that being the head of his party brings, and that would require that he run for the Presidency. If he gets his hands on the Presidency again, we are toast.

Do you remember how fast he worked that first year, when almost every day he made some alteration to our government, our policies, and sundry other things; how he engaged in argument, put downs of other government heads, sucking up to the dregs of authoritarian government, and his obvious loyalty to Putin? His absolutely ridiculous response to the pandemic? Yes, of course everyone does. He thrives on chaos, like a drug.

If we don't act to keep this creep out of office, and maybe actually get him behind bars (which I doubt will happen), then we will be finished. And, just the GOP in general, a thoroughly fascist party as has been revealed, is the wrong choice, as they would love to do the same things that Trump was so good at doing. We don't mean a thing to them except as serfs.

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