Trump Pardons Everyone!

Politics & Elections
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This morning, Trump pardoned Edward DeBartelo, Jr., who was convicted of paying a $400,000 bribe to the governor of Louisiana to get a casino license.

Then Trump pardoned Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell a Senate seat to the highest bidder.

Proving he’s interested in more than just politics, Trump then pardoned Michael Milking for securities fraud, and former NYC police commissioner Bernard Kerick for tax fraud.

That’s one way to clean up the corrupt prison system - just pardon everyone who’s been sentenced!

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Blagojevich’s wife was a fixture on Faux News, completely fabricating ties between her husband’s investigators and the Mueller team. And it worked.

The only good news is, if Trump thinks this will earn him votes in Illinois, he’s 100% wrong. Pubs and Dems hate Blagojevich equally.

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It’s not about helping out Blagojevich’s political career. It’s about freeing up a new Attorney General to replace Barr.

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Only the best people, the rich people, and those lucky few liked by Kim Kardashian.

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JFC. I was busy today and never read any news. I read the OP and thought it was satire.

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Putting all the current swamp creatures on notice that he’s got their back.

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I expect having to explain the difference between pardons and commutations on Facebook but not on here.

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Bribery, extortion, fraud… those aren’t ACTUAL crimes. Just ask Republican members of Congress.

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One Doper Dollar sez Martin Shkreli is probably on the list, too. Hey, someone who price-gouges elderly and poor people has to be one of his heroes.

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Jeffrey Epstein must be regretting killing himself about now.

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I think everyone gets it–commutation is “get out of jail free” and pardon “it never happened”. Not being barred up is all that matters to Trump if he needs you to do him a favor outside the joint. I’m sure there is a strategic reason for leaving the conviction in place.

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A sensible president could say, “I’m not saying he didn’t break the law or do anything wrong. I’m saying the price he’s already paid is penalty enough for what he did.”

But I doubt Trump even knows the difference.

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Well I want a pardon now too, ddammit!

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Except that, I don’t think DeBartolo’s pardon means somebody is going to cut him a check for the $1 million fine he had to pay.

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A pardon doesn’t overturn a conviction. It just makes a person not subject to the punishment for that conviction. They’re still on the books as being convicted criminals unless and until their crimes are expunged.

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Blagojevich played the game and he won. Good for him.

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Trump’s probably jealous of Oprah’s popularity and is doing his corrupt version: Now, you get a pardon! And, you get a pardon! And, you get a pardon!

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The lesson is that white collar crimes committed by white Republicans are not to be punished. The banana republic is now here.

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I remember when I was a state employee in IL and ol’ Blago good-hair instituted mandatory ethics training for all of us. Not sure if he had to take it. If yes, it didn’t stick very well.

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I assume Blago is some sort of shot at Obama as well. I don’t really care, if he wants to go on Dancing with the Stars or whatever, go for it