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LudwigPastorius

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32. Trump's just throwing shit up against the wall to see what sticks.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2020, 02:14 AM

Aug 2020

The innocence or guilt of Snowden is incidental.

Trump would retroactively pardon Timothy McVeigh, or denounce Mother Theresa as pure evil, if he thought it would give him a bump in the polls.

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Trump says he's considering Snowden pardon [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2020 OP

He hasn't heard of Benedict Arnold. CaptYossarian Aug 2020 #1

Even money says trump will pardon this traitor............... joshdawg Aug 2020 #2

Why would we want Snowden back? A trial would be good. A pardon is wrong. NCjack Aug 2020 #3

Maybe, so Russia can encourage other Snowden types? Baitball Blogger Aug 2020 #16

Yet another way of spitting in the faces of intel professionals... CBHagman Aug 2020 #4

Perhaps the intelligence community will be sufficiently pissed Cirque du So-What Aug 2020 #5

Could this be because Snowden helped with Wikileaks and the Russians and Trump used wikileaks to ... Botany Aug 2020 #6

I do not care who give such a pardon and why... TomVilmer Aug 2020 #7

+1 mysteryowl Aug 2020 #15

Agreed Layzeebeaver Aug 2020 #17

Damn right! The man is absolutely a hero and whistleblower Ron Obvious Aug 2020 #18

Agree. nt Jillgirl Aug 2020 #24

"I'm going to look at it." PatSeg Aug 2020 #8

Snowden exposed that NSA officials were lying to Congress. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #9

What more proof does anyone need as to who he works for? BusyBeingBest Aug 2020 #10

If Snowden weren't a Russian asset, Russian would not jrthin Aug 2020 #19

He'll say and do anything madashelltoo Aug 2020 #11

He probably thinks he can get him to spy for him! Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #12

That's my suspicion - first thing that came to mind. Anybody useful to him he will do favors for. onetexan Aug 2020 #28

If Snowden is pardoned, then he wouldn't be allowed near anything of importance Sapient Donkey Aug 2020 #31

Its not a pardon, its witness tampering. marble falls Aug 2020 #13

Reality Winner is still locked up for disclosing documents that proved Putin was involved. flying_wahini Aug 2020 #14

Job for Biden on his second day in office hydrolastic Aug 2020 #23

How can Snowden be pardoned? Dopers_Greed Aug 2020 #20

Trump can pardon the alleged criminal acts. Richard Nixon was pardoned Eugene Aug 2020 #22

Another "Do me a favor, though" thing. "Get me something on Biden." PSPS Aug 2020 #21

Putin has prabably extracted all the information that Snowden has Mr.Bill Aug 2020 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Aug 2020 #26

Moscow must have grown tired of supporting him. JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 #27

The real reason he would pardon Snowden. OCTOBER SURPRISE Schmice3 Aug 2020 #29

Unlike Manning Sgent Aug 2020 #30

Trump's just throwing shit up against the wall to see what sticks. LudwigPastorius Aug 2020 #32

After you read this, you will know Trump will stoop to anything. olddad65 Aug 2020 #33

Snowden is a cause celeb that gets the internet bros pants tighter than Pornhub n/m RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #34

Imagine being as dumb as Snowden, who thinks he's smarter than everyone else, concluding that betsuni Aug 2020 #35

If there is a traitor, or an outlaw, or a criminal out there that needs a pardon... kentuck Aug 2020 #36