#Pardon

John Leibovitz

JohnLeibovitz

1/ So with self-pardon talk in the air, some thoughts about limits of the pardon power. I'm not a pardon attorney or a constitutional scholar, but I did go to

Josh Marshall

joshtpm

So I read the judges decision doc here. It’s almost all redacted. But some basic outlines are clear - bribery for pardon scheme. Seems to involve both wouldbe pardonees lawyer

Michael O'Grady

mog7546

NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAWTrump's last-minute pardon spree shows why Joe Biden just can't "move on"The country can't unite and heal if #Republicans believe they have LICENSE to CHEAT IN

Christopher

TheRealMrPugh

BREAKING NEWS: From Mar a Lago - After watching a myriad of Christmas documentaries sources indicate @realDonaldTrump is currently considering pardoning Hans Gruber for his actions at Nakatomi Plaza over

Parrhizzia

parrhizzia

I think we'll find 4 classes of pardons tomorrow:1. The virtue signalling pardons.2. The celebrity distraction pardons.3. The bought and paid for pardons.4. The criminality exposure pardons. The virtue signalling

A Worried Citizen

ThePubliusUSA

My guess: Donald Trump resigns on Friday and Mike Pence pardons him. I assume that was the topic of their meeting yesterday. He knows a self-pardon would be void. He

BardsFM 🇺🇸

BardsFM

Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 1/5The wording is key:Pardon v. CommutationRoger Stone received a Commutation from @POTUS.Follow along... Understanding the #RogerStone announcement. 2/5Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Cons

Rachel Barkow

RachelBarkow

This is terrible weighing of the costs and benefits of the pardon power. I think Senator Murphy woefully undervalues its utility. /1https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1341911437485240323 In part because the Congress of which he

Heidi Li Feldman

HeidiLiFeldman

Donald Trump has caused millions of preventable deaths and excess disease; he imposed outrageous, indecent mental anguish on separated parents and children; he’s been unconstitutionally grifting via emoluments from day

Phil Quin

philquin

Presidential pardons are in the news. A brief thread. The pardon power was common in monarchies, including in Britain, and already existed in several state constitutions. As such... (1/12) it

Carm Derrico

OnlyWhiteTiger

@JoeBiden Sir do not pardon any gops for violating the laws of our nation. If you do pardon any of them then you are hurting our democracy. They called themselves

David Safavian

DSafavianEsq

One of many awful stories about pardons denied in the closing days of the Trump WH. And it's why we need pardon reform. But what isn't well known outside a

Lyndon Lueders ✯✯✯

TexasWhiteHats3

Hey @NASA We The People are going to help you!You know since you've been so busy with whatever you considered more important than NASA Scientist#HerNameWasMollyMacauley 'sBrutal MurderWas that connected to

Jed Shugerman

jedshug

After investing a lot of time researching & questioning the law of pardons, I think the left is too worked up about the validity of Trump pardons:1. Of the concrete

Dreamweasel

Dreamweasel

Hard fucking pass.When Democrats are the slightest bit merciful to Republicans, we are rewarded with a slap in the face and a boot on the neck.Let’s try giving the bastard

Tim Hogan

TimInHonolulu

1. Trump's snap-back to crazy this morning is jarring but predictable. First, I think his rash move to announce the Flynn pardon was driven by his need to get the

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