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MichMary

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4. If a Prez could pardon himself,

Reply to TeamPooka (Original post)

Wed May 17, 2017, 01:08 PM

May 2017

Nixon would have done it. Instead his successor did. I don't think Trump can pardon himself, and I don't think he can pardon anyone else when there haven't been any charges.

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Any day now I expect Trump to just pardon himself, along with half of his Cabinet and staff, and [View all] TeamPooka May 2017 OP

Move on? As in defect to Russia? Zoonart May 2017 #1

Move on, as in keep being President and fucking up the country TeamPooka May 2017 #2

Oh yeah... that. Zoonart May 2017 #3

If a Prez could pardon himself, MichMary May 2017 #4

I'm not putting it past him to try. TeamPooka May 2017 #5