Trump contemplates using pardons to move subject away from impeachment and riots

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Source: CNN

As President Trump made history tonight as the only US president to be impeached twice, one White House adviser said “everybody’s angry at everyone” inside the White House, with the President being upset because he thinks people aren’t defending him enough.

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"He’s by himself, not a lot of people to bounce ideas off of, whenever that happens he goes to his worst instincts. Now that Twitter isn’t available God only knows what the outlet will be," the source said.

One outlet Trump is focused on is wielding what power he has left: pardons. Multiple sources told CNN the next batch of pardons could come as soon as Thursday, in part to distract from the current narrative.

One of the sources also noted that Trump was planning to give New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick the medal of honor tomorrow, but Belichick refused. Announcing some pardons could replace that, especially if there are some high-profile ones.

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[TheRealNorth]

1. The pardons were gonna happen regardless....

Screw his BS distractions. Keep Calm and Carry on.

[Evolve Dammit]

2. Pardon Son of Sam, Manson and Zodiac Killer. Go for it. Then drop dead. K?

[Auggie]

6. +1

[Evolve Dammit]

11. The Naomi Kline quote is really good, and certainly applicable right now.

[Evolve Dammit]

12. sorry "Klein"

[Auggie]

20. Thanks. Maybe we need to change the last sentence though:

"There is only one thing that can block this tactic, and fortunately, we have her on our side: Stacey Abrams."

[UpInArms]

33. I posted before I read the responses ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=2670240

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. OK, that probably means Bernie Madoff, Eric Rudolph, Ted Kaczinski,

Terry Nichols and Ramzi Yousef. Maybe he could grant posthumous pardons to John Gotti, Jeffrey Dahmer and Charles Manson while he's at it.

[BlueIdaho]

4. Too Late Fatso.

There will be a steady and alarming release of information about the insurrectionists - including Trump and other elected Republicans for his petty acts to drown out.

[jayfish]

5. Perfect!

...casue that's what Presidential pardons are for.

[AntiFascist]

7. Maybe it will prevent him from encouraging further acts of insurrection!

after all, that seems to be the main purpose.

[Stuart G]

8. Trump can do and say whatever..He will not move the subject away from impeachment & riots..

He can pardon who he wants and is able to pardon...It won't matter one bit........
Trump's legacy is written in the riot that he caused. ........................

...... Donald Trump could NOT SHUT UP!!!! ............
...........If Donald Trump had SHUT THE "F" UP, we would not be having this conversation!!!
All it proves is how stupid and self centered Donald Trump is...My guess is that he was told by
staff and friends to ..."SHUT UP, AND KEEP QUIET BY ADVISORS.." ...(for the last few weeks of his presidency, that is my guess)..
................YES....I am guessing again....

...But Donald Trump could not follow that advise...He thinks he knows it all..This two weeks prove
to all...... how stupid and self centered Donald Trump really is.......................

[Rorey]

39. I agree with all of that

He can't stop what's going to happen to him. In six days, he'll have NO leverage.

[marble falls]

9. The gasoline and diesel are making too high of flames - anyone got some kerosine? He's his ...

worst enemy.

[LeftInTX]

10. If he wants to rehab his image, go play golf somewhere

Or plan your "Presidential" Library

[groundloop]

28. No presidential library for Benedict Donald after twitter blocked him

[LeftInTX]

31. I'm trying to keep him out of trouble...LOL

Maybe he can gather up his porn videos or stack of playboys...

It would certainly be better than pardoning a bunch of crooks

[birdographer]

13. I just love

every time I read that he's upset. The words stroke and heart attack come to mind and I smile a little inside.

If he wants to distract from the siege with pardons, perhaps that means he will NOT be pardoning his low-class thugs.

[Rorey]

40. I actually don't want him to have any bad physical health events

Then there would be a sympathy thing going on. It could be a reason not to go after him, some would say.

I want him to be able to endure his trials.

[soothsayer]

14. Let's see who at the pentagon gets a pardon

[stillcool]

15. all hell breaking loose...

and announcing pardons will distract from whatever else they're planning? Wonder if he'll use code.

[denbot]

19. Elp-hey Em-may, Eee-flay.., or something like it.

I won’t bother digging out my decoder ring..

[EarthFirst]

16. Distracting the current narrative does not bode well for the insurrectionists...

A pardon to one or more of these individuals will do anything but distract from the current narrative.

No sympathies for these traitors.

[getagrip_already]

25. just what I was thinking.....

you can't distract the country from sedition by pardoning the seditionists.... It would also surely solidify support for impeachment.

[louis-t]

17. Maybe he'll pardon Charles Manson.

Or a few serial killers.

[Oscarthegreat]

18. I'm betting every cent I have

If Timothy McVey were alive, Trump would have pardoned him and then call him a "fine man".

[greenjar_01]

21. Still predicting he will commute sentence of Justin Volpe

Probably more likely now that he needs to suck up to police.

[Puppyjive]

22. This is what happens

This is what happens when you make the mob boss President of the United States. He springs for his buddies so his crimes don't look so bad.

[ucrdem]

23. How about that overdue concession speech?

Or that inauguration RSVP you haven't sent? That would change the narrative bigly.

[mdbl]

24. you can't pardon yourself out of impeachment

that is there with you forever.

[Gore1FL]

26. Watch that asshole pardon Terry Nichols. nt

[Progressive Jones]

27. Trump will have his face rubbed into the impeachment and riots indefinitely. nt

[TeamPooka]

29. Pardons, Presidential Medals of Freedom, and herpes are all Donald has left to give anyone.

[Marie Marie]

36. Maybe anal warts? That's communicable.

[jb5150]

30. I wanna see him pardon Assata Shakur ....

I wonder what his base would think of that ...

[UpInArms]

32. Charles Manson and Son of Sam are dead

Maybe he can dig up Jeffrey Dahmer ...

Possibly do posthumous pardons for all three ...

He could also give Adolf Hitler a posthumous citizenship

[My Pet Orangutan]

34. A pardon for the Coronavirus.

Covid is a hoax.

[Marie Marie]

37. He's by himself... The fact that Trump feels all alone warms my heart.

He always was, but too stupid to know it. He has no real relationships - never has. Suddenly and at last, he is feeling this. He has used everyone who ever reached their hand or heart out to him and discarded them when they no longer served a purpose. There are consequences for this. He won't learn anything from this, he'll just play the victim. But he may be finally be feeling the results of treating people like objects.

[Totally Tunsie]

38. He'll expunge OJ's record, and the two of them

will become best golfing buddies while still looking for Nicole Brown Simpson's murderer.

[Omaha Steve]

41. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING

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