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In reply to the discussion: Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump [View all]BumRushDaShow
(145,572 posts)11. Since the "modern" media has decided to allow the re-writing of government functioning
I.e., they insist
that "DOGE" is somehow a real Department a President can shut down an agency or eliminate an entire Department at the stroke of a pen a President can "declassify" classified documents with a thought
then a "pardon" can be anything we say it is.
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Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in an effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump [View all]
BumRushDaShow
16 hrs ago
OP
If there's no even hint that there was a crime committed, then what are they being pardoned for?
Seeking Serenity
15 hrs ago
#10
It's not "new" ground. Nixon was given a preemptive pardon for the "good of the country".
Lochloosa
15 hrs ago
#17
Because the incoming regime has made it clear they will manufacture criminal charges against these people.
tanyev
15 hrs ago
#27
Pardoning people who are under threat of legal action even though they have done nothing wrong...
thesquanderer
14 hrs ago
#56
Yes you do when you have a sociopath who has threatened revenge against those he views as "enemies".
JohnSJ
13 hrs ago
#71
Those are BS questions, and you should delete them. Try reading the article to get your answer.
Lochloosa
15 hrs ago
#9
I did. And i won't because the questions are still relevant, that statement notwithstanding
Seeking Serenity
15 hrs ago
#13
Since the "modern" media has decided to allow the re-writing of government functioning
BumRushDaShow
15 hrs ago
#11
Ok. Wheee. Let's chuck all the toys out and enter that brave new world.
Seeking Serenity
15 hrs ago
#15
no, its necessary because of the sick fuck coming in to persecute them/rewrite history.
Blues Heron
15 hrs ago
#32
I hope Lieutenant Byrd is on the list. Otherwise he'll be up on murder charges in 30 days.
Hassin Bin Sober
14 hrs ago
#58
But what about others who testified against him? Cassidy Hutchinson, Alexander Vindman...
thesquanderer
11 hrs ago
#106
I don't disagree, but the pardons will provide a basis for GOP propaganda that they did something wrong.
surfered
15 hrs ago
#22
The Magas have already said multiple times that these people have broken the law!
Hope22
15 hrs ago
#36
And? Republicans lie about everything. They constantly take stuff out of context and engage in
emulatorloo
13 hrs ago
#86
SCOTUS immunity was essentially a pardon of Trump. What's sauce for the goose .... /nt
bucolic_frolic
15 hrs ago
#31
Only one word was true in your post. The rest were lies and distortions
Bernardo de La Paz
14 hrs ago
#65
Cases not comparable. As to memory Hur lied and distorted about that
Bernardo de La Paz
13 hrs ago
#70
Why should they have to endure that when there is zero evidence of wrongdoing?
travelingthrulife
13 hrs ago
#85
Justice Can't Do It Because The Power Of The Pardon Is Absolute, But Congress
DallasNE
12 hrs ago
#98
While GEN Milley will be protected from criminal charges, including recall to active duty for a Court Martial, he may
24601
14 hrs ago
#50
The Republicans have been trying to break the government since Reagan. They've finally succeeded.
jalan48
14 hrs ago
#51
Since Nixon. That's when the idea of Faux propaganda network was born
travelingthrulife
13 hrs ago
#89
Really. Perhaps you are not aware of those judges appointed by trump who are ruling against Mifepristone, or
JohnSJ
13 hrs ago
#75
Good. I'm fine with it. This ain't politics as usual! The horse has already left the barn.
tulipsandroses
14 hrs ago
#60
good on joe, his last offical act. but i have woken up in a bad dream for the next 4 years .:(
AllaN01Bear
14 hrs ago
#66
Doubt this happened in a vacuum- Trump admin likely given a wink and heads up
AkFemDem
14 hrs ago
#69
We all seem to be assuming that Trump will honor the pardons ...
SomewhereInTheMiddle
13 hrs ago
#92
MaddowBlog-Biden issues pre-emptive pardons for potential Trump targets
LetMyPeopleVote
12 hrs ago
#97
We can call these phantom pardons-- pardons for phantom crimes that never happened
andym
12 hrs ago
#100
Aside from what anyone thinks about these pardons, at least Bondi and Patel won't be able to create distractions.
sop
11 hrs ago
#102
So, we have come to the point of issuing pre-emptive pardons for people who have committed no crimes.
malthaussen
11 hrs ago
#110