# If convicted, should Trump be pardoned for the long term good of the country?

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**Created:** [September 26, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-convicted-should-trump-be-pardoned-for-the-long-term-good-of-the-country/972275 "2022-09-26T17:34:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-convicted-should-trump-be-pardoned-for-the-long-term-good-of-the-country/972275/3 "2022-09-26T17:39:17Z")

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Let the chips fall, the rule of law must be honored above all else. He will have been convicted by his own judges on the Supreme court when they deny his appeal so why bail him out? The fear of reprisals from his supporters is way overblown, they will take it as an opportunity to fill the power vacuum and not wasting their time staging a revolution for a lost cause.

Convict him and watch the economy boom again.

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