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Blue_true

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14. Exactly. Trump issuing a pardon to Manafort after today would be disastrous for republicans.

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #11)

Tue Aug 21, 2018, 05:18 PM

Aug 2018

There would be no where they can hide. With Cohen coping and implicating Trump in an effort to deceive the public, Trump's standing with 65-70% of America voters just went into the toilet for good, a pardon would engulf him and republicans in flames.

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Trump will pardon Manafort, and the republicans will say nothing [View all] still_one Aug 2018 OP

But then Manafort can't plead the fifth spooky3 Aug 2018 #1

They aren't that smart tazkcmo Aug 2018 #4

Not If It's Commuted nt LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #5

commutation has nothing to do with it as I understand it grantcart Aug 2018 #15

No, he can plead the 5th NewJeffCT Aug 2018 #7

Can he pardon a mistrial until it's retried? C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #2

Good question, but on the eight counts why couldn't he? still_one Aug 2018 #8

Yes he can Jersey Devil Aug 2018 #9

If you replace the word "say" with "do" I'm with you....:) dameatball Aug 2018 #3

Iam sad to say I agree with you.............. Old Vet Aug 2018 #6

Better for both of them Red Don will commute Manaforts sentence uponit7771 Aug 2018 #10

I'll take a trump pardon as a campaign issue any day... beachbum bob Aug 2018 #11

Exactly. Trump issuing a pardon to Manafort after today would be disastrous for republicans. Blue_true Aug 2018 #14

That wouldn't surprise me at all, although it would be really stupid for Trump to do. Vinca Aug 2018 #12

I agree, but looking at those who have been pardoned up to now, it seems more likely than not still_one Aug 2018 #13

Can an 'unindicted co-conspirator' pardon his own co-conspirator? louis-t Aug 2018 #16

Will he pardon him repeatedly? Grammy23 Aug 2018 #17

Can he be retried on the other 10 because of the mistrial? nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #18