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NewJeffCT

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18. Last night, I had posted a tweet from Asha Rangappa

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2018, 09:51 AM

Jun 2018

lawyer, former FBi agent and now Yale professor.. .she basically said that one of the few leftovers from the British monarchy is the presidential pardon and that a pardon assumes a grantor and a grantee, so Trump cannot be both and thus cannot pardon himself.

I'd put her word up against the word of Trump and Giuliani any day of the week.

I'd post the tweet again, but Twitter is blocked at work

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Trump claims 'absolute right to PARDON myself' in latest Twitter rant [View all] DonViejo Jun 2018 OP

If you are innocent why are you threatening to do it, you lying sack of..... Thomas Hurt Jun 2018 #1

I'm more concerned that he's demonizing Democrats superpatriotman Jun 2018 #2

out. of. his. fucking. mind. spanone Jun 2018 #3

And that barely touches the subect malaise Jun 2018 #9

I'm so sick of this bastard. spanone Jun 2018 #12

They're coming to take me away, ha ha BootinUp Jun 2018 #4

lol.. That's about it.. Cha Jun 2018 #17

You are not above the people or the law, he needs impeached, this is crazy shit. sunonmars Jun 2018 #5

Republicans don't care. That's the worst part about all this. OliverQ Jun 2018 #14

just who are those 13 angry democrats? Chipper Chat Jun 2018 #6

Then go ahead and pardon yourself, grab some pussy, and shoot someone on 5th Avenue Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #7

So easy to put some ideas in his head. BSdetect Jun 2018 #20

If he did shoot someone... ginnyinWI Jun 2018 #8

Why even mention it if he has done nothing wrong? honest.abe Jun 2018 #10

Only if the Supreme Court agrees with him... kentuck Jun 2018 #11

This is really terrifying. OliverQ Jun 2018 #13

There is no escape from such madness. BSdetect Jun 2018 #21

republicans really do think they are unlike Americans Achilleaze Jun 2018 #15

FUck OFF you Fucking Fraud Cha Jun 2018 #16

Last night, I had posted a tweet from Asha Rangappa NewJeffCT Jun 2018 #18

Even Nixon said a president can't pardon himself, because it makes him his own judge OliverQ Jun 2018 #22

Richard Nixon be like: now you tell me!!! Takket Jun 2018 #19

I know what he can do to himself Marthe48 Jun 2018 #23