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melm00se

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14. Pardon power

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 11:16 AM

6 hrs ago

is not derived from legislation but rather from the Constitution, so changes will require a constitutional amendment.

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DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement [View all] BumRushDaShow 10 hrs ago OP

Dirty....................... Lovie777 9 hrs ago #1

So POOF it just happened. No emails, no meetings, nothing. underpants 9 hrs ago #2

The DOJ has been completely corrupted by Trump and his fascists. hadEnuf 9 hrs ago #3

Well... OldBaldy1701E 9 hrs ago #4

Except that WE get arrested for it! Bayard 9 hrs ago #6

And if we owe the IRS money..... SergeStorms 5 hrs ago #17

The $10 billion IRS suit was just Trump's illegal scheme to "pardon" himself for existing and future tax liabilities. sop 9 hrs ago #5

I believe that the Pardon law needs to be updated ... aggiesal 7 hrs ago #11

I feel the same way. patphil 7 hrs ago #12

Pardon power melm00se 6 hrs ago #14

Still needs to be changed. This just makes it harder. n/t aggiesal 5 hrs ago #18

As I recall popsdenver 5 hrs ago #19

Ford did the same for Nixon. 🤔💭 n/t aggiesal 5 hrs ago #21

and it should be applied to governors, too. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #28

I think he will pull a Richard Nixon and get pardoned by his VP the next day without punishment. GreenWave 11 min ago #32

Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed. sop 1 min ago #33

Dear God. It was a back room deal. Baitball Blogger 9 hrs ago #7

The Senate needs to remove the asshole Blanche mdbl 8 hrs ago #8

If there's no record liberalgunwilltravel 8 hrs ago #9

Pedo the felon will claim (lie) his removal was "rigged" and that... Justice matters. 4 hrs ago #22

Did they look in the Mar-a-Lagos bathroom? He likes to keep the important stuff in there. Midnight Writer 7 hrs ago #10

"Records? We don't need no stinkin' records!" WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #13

Damn, my unlawful, lying DOJ at it again. republianmushroom 6 hrs ago #15

Didn't we hear the same thing about the Epstein files (at first)? choie 6 hrs ago #16

Immcaculant Conception of a Settlement North Coast Lawyer 5 hrs ago #20

Absolute nuts! HighFired49 4 hrs ago #23

I call... ultralite001 4 hrs ago #24

Judge overseeing the lawsuit said there was no "settlement" involved when it was dropped wishstar 1 hr ago #25

They quite likely are telling the truth SorellaLaBefana 1 hr ago #26

Oh! Those records. We thought you meant LPs. Wonder Why 1 hr ago #27

"Oh, wait a second! [delete][delete][delete] OK, we have no records." William Seger 1 hr ago #29

I smell a rat.... Ford_Prefect 35 min ago #30

Clear Cut Fraud IbogaProject 24 min ago #31