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Why now?

• tsjq 6y ago
  setting up the stage for whataboutism ; would be useful when Trump pardons his friends / himself .
  • seppin 6y ago
    Why do you think he pardoned this guy: https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rod-blagojevich-officially-disbarred-by-il-supreme-court/6193656/ https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rod-blagojevich-officially-... for Bribery? Because he was getting set to conduct a whole lot of bribery.
    • mrlala 6y ago
      Oh god I forgot about this pardon.. fuck trump
  • zimpenfish 6y ago
    If he does pardon himself, I believe that means he can't take the 5th when asked about the things he's pardoned himself for? Which is going to be spectacular when he eventually gets deposed because you know he just can't help himself.
    • tshaddox 6y ago
      Why would he care that he can’t take the 5th, if he has pardoned himself and anyone else that he cares about who would be incriminated by his testimony?
      • zimpenfish 6y ago
        I believe it's only a federal pardon - states (eg. NY) can still pursue him for anything they can justify. This is a good explanation - https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-pardons.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-pardons.html
• pjscott 6y ago
  The end of an outgoing president's term is a fairly common time to grant pardons or clemency in potentially controversial cases.