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In reply to the discussion: Trump puts all pardons on hold in fit of rage after being told a self pardon implicates him [View all]spudspud
(642 posts)51. What a maroon.
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Trump puts all pardons on hold in fit of rage after being told a self pardon implicates him [View all]
herding cats
Jan 2021
OP
I don't think a self-pardon would be upheld even by the Cons on the Supreme Court
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#15
I don't indulge in "blackmail by fear" theories, but the Justices will have been warned by FBI
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2021
#24
Because the Founding Fathers said, hey, if you're popular enough to be President
Mr. Ected
Jan 2021
#16
I hope he feels by not pardoning anyone it will make them fight harder to defend him after office.
ToxMarz
Jan 2021
#31
Perhaps if his rage rages enough, he'll try to revoke the pardons he's already made.
royable
Jan 2021
#37
He can't be that dumb! I think we're being toyed with by S. Miller or someone like that
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2021
#38
It also invites federal CRIMINAL prosecutions specifically intended to test self-pardon in SCOTUS.
lagomorph777
Jan 2021
#45
Many of the pardons he's already granted (Manafort, Stone, and pointedly NOT Cohen)
flibbitygiblets
Jan 2021
#56
Finally, however briefly, he feels the long arm of law grabbing him by the...
0nirevets
Jan 2021
#59