# Trump's distraction du jour. Pardon convicted war criminals over Pentagon objections.

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [November 16, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514 "2019-11-16T00:00:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/101 "2019-11-28T14:12:01Z")

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[Trump to Florida rally crowd](https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1199486554533744647): “Just this week I stuck up for three great warriors against the deep state.”

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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/102 "2019-11-28T14:53:30Z")

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We are in trouble if the Deep State has guns, tanks and rockets…

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/103 "2019-11-28T15:22:39Z")

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> [@NDP](#):
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> Aside from smearing his character on Twitter and at rallies, there’s nothing more Trump can do to Spencer now that he’s been fired, right?

Trump is a vindictive little bitch, so I bet he’s looking for ways to take the guy’s retirement benefits and pension away from him.

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**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2019, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/104 "2019-11-28T15:24:22Z")

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> [@asahi](#):
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> I wonder how many other Eddie Gallaghers are out there, willing to go on Fox News and usurp their chain of command. Militaries can’t function like this. **The Republicans who enable this are fucking traitors**.
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> I don’t give a fuck what people have to say about my opinions. …

Well they ARE god damn traitors.

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**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/105 "2019-11-29T21:21:10Z")

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> [@SteveG1](#):
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> Well they ARE god damn traitors.

Tramp’s UN ambassador and Putin’s defence minister, both cabinet officers, both declared that Russia is waging war on the US. With troops. See the constitutional definition of treason. Yes, a US resident or citizen supporting Russia meets the criteria. Rope is cheap.

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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-distraction-du-jour-pardon-convicted-war-criminals-over-pentagon-objections/843514/106 "2019-11-29T23:39:38Z")

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Sunderland is a chump, he was being used like a gas station condom. I doubt he has enough loyalty to betray it, nor the good sense to realize that he has.

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