Maybe Trump Should Pardon This Person Thread

Anyone think that congress should act to remove this power temporarily

Very wrote:
Anyone think that congress should act to remove this power temporarily

how would they do that?  the power of the pardon is literally written into the constitution.  would require an amendment.

sweetcell wrote:

Very wrote:
Anyone think that congress should act to remove this power temporarily

how would they do that?  the power of the pardon is literally written into the constitution.  would require an amendment.

Agreed, but I'm concerned he's going to "pardon the patriots"
(putting the riot back in patriot)

Very wrote:
Agreed, but I'm concerned he's going to "pardon the patriots"
(putting the riot back in patriot)

He 100% will so prepare yourself for it.

final hours and a few pardons yet to deliver….

any guesses?

TigerKing
Assange
Capitol Rioters
Guy Fawkes

MyPillowLeader-hatch wrote:
final hours and a few pardons yet to deliver….

any guesses?

TigerKing
Assange
Capitol Rioters
Guy Fawkes

I predict none of these folks get one.

Julian, wrote:I predict none of these folks get one.

you must be fun at parties

MyPillowLeader-hatch wrote:

Julian, wrote:I predict none of these folks get one.

you must be fun at parties

I think lots of more boring people will get pardons, fwiw.

Tigerking was trending on Twitter…but not related to the pardon…drats

but word is some weird limo is waiting to pick the tigerking up from prison
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1351621900640931841?s=20

The message is clear if you are a corrupt politician who gets caught just wait for a Republican president to get elected… also be sure to defraud a bunch of people who felt a wall was important

Liddle Wayne, Harry-o and Kodak black … didn’t realize Trump was such a modern hip hop fan
Also a Miami guy from the varsity blues thing (sorry aunt Becky… none for you)

Kwame Kilpatrick will be racking in millions through graft and getting hummers in the Bens Chili Bowl bathroom by the time the week is out. Wild.

Well anything is truly possible in life when you lead bible study for your fellow inmates and get Diamond and Silk on your side… oh that stealing 5 million from the city of Detroit

HA!

White House Warns People Buying Pardons That Counterfeit Pardons Are Being Sold Online

By Andy Borowitz

vansmack wrote:

Very wrote:
Agreed, but I'm concerned he's going to "pardon the patriots"
(putting the riot back in patriot)

He 100% will so prepare yourself for it.

I am SHOCKED he didn't (politically and personally) and apparently I'm not alone:

‘A Total Failure’: The Proud Boys Now Mock Trump

On social media, Proud Boys participants have complained about his willingness to leave office and said his disavowal of the Capitol rampage was an act of betrayal. And Mr. Trump, cut off on Facebook and Twitter, has been unable to talk directly to them to soothe their concerns or issue new rallying cries.

The Proud Boys’ anger toward Mr. Trump has heightened after he did nothing to help those in the group who face legal action for the Capitol violence.

Diet wrote:
Liddle Wayne, Harry-o and Kodak black … didn’t realize Trump was such a modern hip hop fan

Lil Wayne met with the president in October, two months before pleading guilty to a federal gun charge.

I'm sure it was just a coincidence.

I could see a tax charge coming if Trump doesn't declare the income from these sales of pardons…

vansmack wrote:

Diet wrote:
Liddle Wayne, Harry-o and Kodak black … didn’t realize Trump was such a modern hip hop fan

Lil Wayne met with the president in October, two months before pleading guilty to a federal gun charge.

I'm sure it was just a coincidence.

I could see a tax charge coming if Trump doesn't declare the income from these sales of pardons…

that the pardonees paid for their reprieves is the more nefarious explanation, and the one i hope is true - so the feds can follow up and jail all involved, including el cheeto.

however, lil' wayne vocally endorsed trump shortly before the election.  trump could have pardoned him based solely on "loyalty" ("hey, he liked me, so i like him").  even if it was a quid pro quo - "you endorse me, and i'll make the gun charges disappear" - it would be harder to proved vs. cash payments, since money leaves a trail and hand-shake agreements rarely do.

interesting NYT thread on the Pay for Pardon game and how a lot of grifters made a lot of money promising they could get a pardon for trump…some didn't happen, but they still cashed the checks

https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1351771621221142535

MATT SCHLAPP was hired to lobby TRUMP for a pardon for Trump donor PETE PETIT.
disclosed yesterday he was paid $750k for that work between 12/17 & 12/31.
* Petit didn't get pardoned


Josh Nass  was paid a total of $100k last month to seek clemency for 4 different people, none of whom got pardons or commutations from TRUMP.

Diet wrote:
interesting NYT thread on the Pay for Pardon game and how a lot of grifters made a lot of money promising they could get a pardon for trump…some didn't happen, but they still cashed the checks

https://twitter.com/kenvogel/status/1351771621221142535

MATT SCHLAPP was hired to lobby TRUMP for a pardon for Trump donor PETE PETIT.
disclosed yesterday he was paid $750k for that work between 12/17 & 12/31.
* Petit didn't get pardoned


Josh Nass  was paid a total of $100k last month to seek clemency for 4 different people, none of whom got pardons or commutations from TRUMP.

So they hired professional mercy seekers who couldn't deliver. Caveat emptor. Hell of a grift but probably not illegal unless guarantees were offered.