# GOP Candidates' Positions on Pardoning Trump **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [August 23, 2023, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidates-positions-on-pardoning-trump/988942 "2023-08-23T01:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidates-positions-on-pardoning-trump/988942/3 "2023-08-23T01:20:59Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > IMHO, any candidate who either has no position on pardoning Mister Four Indictments or is inclined to pardon him proves the republican party does not care even a whit about law and order. That ship sailed. When the few Republicans who initially criticized Trump for his actions (and/or lack of them) on 1/6 later backpedaled and covered for him, **that** was when they showed they don’t care about law and order. > **hidden as rant sort of started hijack** > > It’s clear that of the two parties, it is the Democrats who care more about obeying the law, keeping order, and making the country safer. The Republicans love chaos and crime because it’s a very convenient way to get what they want. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidates-positions-on-pardoning-trump/988942)._