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bottomofthehill

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Mon Jun 22, 2020, 10:34 PM Jun 2020

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I am now envisioning a scenario where after President Trump gets crushed in November, on Jan 19, he resigns office so President Pence can Pardon him. President for a day Pence carries the title POtUS and the Secret Service detail and cost to the taxpayers that go along with it, and Trump has nothing to worry about.

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Tinfoil hat time [View all] bottomofthehill Jun 2020 OP
I don't think he's capable of such nuanced thinking. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #1
Can Putz pardon him MontanaMama Jun 2020 #2
I believe he can pardon him... pdxflyboy Jun 2020 #3
Yes. Ford pardoned Nixon preemptively. dawg day Jun 2020 #7
Pardon is federal only SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #4
+1 2naSalit Jun 2020 #6
That would be a nightmare for Biden Polybius Jun 2020 #5
That's OK. There's plenty more he can be charged with. Squinch Jun 2020 #8
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