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Politico Phil's avatar

Trump can change that. Arbitrary pardons for any future charges are null and void. Pardons are only for existing criminal convictions - not hypothetical future crimes.

Laws and procedures made by men can be changed by men.

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Juju's avatar

Not to mention “auto-pens”

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RunningLogic's avatar

Especially with the recent push by the MO AG to have Joe Biden’s mental capacity at that time verified, which could render all of those pardons and possibly also EOs null and void.

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Navyo Ericsen's avatar

Maybe his entire presidency

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OnTheJump's avatar

Hoping like hell that this comes to fruition.

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Politico Phil's avatar

More good points!

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Jay Horton's avatar

Hi RL,

Don't you think that if that were so, the Trump team would be exploiting that, just saying? They "seem" to be no holds barred short of good manners and decorum.

Best to you.

Later Jay

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Juju's avatar

They probably ARE Jay, but it takes time to draft up the motions they will have to file in court and be solid on strategies as well as remain steps ahead. They seem to do nothing until they are absolutely ready to win when challenged. That takes planning.

Not letting the left know what they are doing ahead of time is what has served this administration so well. How much of what they did in the first month was announced in the preceding months after winning the election? Hardly any of it. They had been working a long time on everything they did AND prepared responses to legal motions that they knew would be filed against them and/or prepared traps and strategies. They never showed their hand until they were ready, and that’s why the transition team stayed at Mar A Lago, to the aggravation of Dems and RINOs alike. A lot of what Joe did and signed happened right before he left office so now they need time to create an action plan that doesn’t fail. I’m confident Biden’s autopen wild ride is being looked at closely and actions are being planned.

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RunningLogic's avatar

🎯🎯🎯

Well said!!

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RunningLogic's avatar

Well they’d need to prove it first. They can’t just declare it and then nullify everything Biden did (as appealing as that might sound in a way).

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Politico Phil's avatar

Right?!!

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Abiding Dude's avatar

And RENDITIONS can always be reinstated... in this case and many others.. they SHOULD be.

Fauci being waterboarded is a nice thought... all the TRUTH that he would cough up... Dasak and Hotez too... Bancel... the Fort Detrick crew...

On deck... Nuland, Brennan, Elias, Monaco, Sullivan, Cheney (both), Milley, Eisen, Comey, Wray, Mayorkas, Hunter... Chutkan, Bragg, Fani, Merchan... GARLAND... many many more...

Yes, time to take the gloves off... and the waves of truth would do much to wash away the swamp...

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Politico Phil's avatar

Exactly! When it comes to mass murder by your own Gov't, there should be NO gloves for the bad actors.

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MarshaLouise's avatar

Oh, so many…and they are just too criminally evil not to be dealt with by a just government.

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Abiding Dude's avatar

Yes. And with so many corrupt politicians and judges... hampering a just government... some rules need to be broken for a while...

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OnTheJump's avatar

Not sure WHAT to make of this........seems a PAST crime falls under the ' pardon Umbrella ", but not a FUTURE crime. I do hope you are right, because this preemptive pardon BS is just that - BS.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/can-president-pardon-someone-crime-they-have-not-been-charged-with-fact-check/536-8cf9810d-1b64-40fe-add9-32a2d2a6786e#:~:text=GE%20Profile%20Smart,conviction%20and%20judgment.%E2%80%9D

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Jay Horton's avatar

Yep, can you imagine going to Vegas with that sort of "preemptive pardon" -cha ching!

Later Jay

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