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Ocelot II

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1. There's always a quid pro quo with Trump.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 10:51 AM

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Pardons aren't supposed to have conditions - that makes awarding them a bribe, which is how Trump rolls - so Cuellar took it, as he had the right to do, and stayed a Democrat anyhow. And pardons aren't reversible (but watch Trump try).

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