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Anthony Levandowski received a full pardon from Trump

13 points by sfifs 6y ago

LatteLazy 6y ago
Of all the people...
supergirl 6y ago
so curious why he doesn’t pardon assange and or snowden. would be such a signature trump move. will shock everyone and he’ll be remembered forever for doing it. there must be some serious things happening in the shadows that prevent him from pardoning them
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > so curious why he doesn’t pardon assange and or snowden Because Assange and Snowden didn't serve him out of political fealty or have sponsors forking over boatloads of money to Trump-allied political interests to secure the pardon.
- ralfd 6y ago
  (Former) Attorney General Barr talked Trump out of it: https://apnews.com/article/49fce0a36f134da56786608aa5dfa4bc https://apnews.com/article/49fce0a36f134da56786608aa5dfa4bc
  - tomjen3 6y ago
    And I thought I couldn't hate Barr more.
- RedComet 6y ago
  It seems pretty clear that the only people he was both interested in pardoning and didn't know personally belong to a particular ethnic group that those two don't.
  - ralfd 6y ago
    Hu? Are you saying Trump had a bias in pardoning black (rappers)?
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    - RedComet 6y ago
      One and the same. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites
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- Jonnax 6y ago
  Some senate republicans are very much in the camp that they're traitors. Trump will be having a trial in the senate since he has been impeached. So he likely doesn't want to anger anyone.
- midasz 6y ago
  > serious things happening in the shadows that prevent him from pardoning them It's money, or the fact that they're not explicitly in his fanbase
DSingularity 6y ago
Does he get to keep his money now?
- ralfd 6y ago
  For fines to the treasury before they are paid: yes. After they are paid only after an act of congress (so never). For third parties I found: > Whenever it issues, a pardon will not interfere with any rights a third party has to recover damages for another’s criminal behavior even if that behavior has been forgiven by a pardon.
Jonnax 6y ago
It's quite funny that Bannon got pardoned for his Build the Wall fundraiser which he and three others were sentenced for fraud and Bannon is the only one that got pardoned.
threatofrain 6y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25843040 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25843040
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aerodog 6y ago
Is it just me or do Jewish Americans get preferential treatment by our government? I think Joe Biden's cabinet is more than 50% Jewish American, even though they represent <1% of the population. Anthony Levandowski was a grifter par excellence. Why did Trump single him out?
- dragonwriter 6y ago
  > Is it just me or do Jewish Americans get preferential treatment by our government? It's just you. Well, I mean, not just you; obviously, “Jews control society and get favorable treatment from it” is a view with a fiercely devoted following. But it's not true. > I think Joe Biden's cabinet is more than 50% Jewish American His cabinet nominees aren't. He doesn't currently have a cabinet; I suppose when he does at some point it might be depending on order of confirmations.
  - aerodog 6y ago
    What do you mean? All the cabinet positions are filled by people who are self-described Jews. You sidestepped my question entirely.

13 points by sfifs 6y ago

Of all the people...

so curious why he doesn’t pardon assange and or snowden. would be such a signature trump move. will shock everyone and he’ll be remembered forever for doing it. there must be some serious things happening in the shadows that prevent him from pardoning them

dragonwriter 6y ago
> so curious why he doesn’t pardon assange and or snowden Because Assange and Snowden didn't serve him out of political fealty or have sponsors forking over boatloads of money to Trump-allied political interests to secure the pardon.
ralfd 6y ago
(Former) Attorney General Barr talked Trump out of it: https://apnews.com/article/49fce0a36f134da56786608aa5dfa4bc https://apnews.com/article/49fce0a36f134da56786608aa5dfa4bc
- tomjen3 6y ago
  And I thought I couldn't hate Barr more.
RedComet 6y ago
It seems pretty clear that the only people he was both interested in pardoning and didn't know personally belong to a particular ethnic group that those two don't.
- ralfd 6y ago
  Hu? Are you saying Trump had a bias in pardoning black (rappers)?
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  - RedComet 6y ago
    One and the same. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Hebrew_Israelites
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Jonnax 6y ago
Some senate republicans are very much in the camp that they're traitors. Trump will be having a trial in the senate since he has been impeached. So he likely doesn't want to anger anyone.
midasz 6y ago
> serious things happening in the shadows that prevent him from pardoning them It's money, or the fact that they're not explicitly in his fanbase

DSingularity 6y ago

Does he get to keep his money now?

ralfd 6y ago
For fines to the treasury before they are paid: yes. After they are paid only after an act of congress (so never). For third parties I found: > Whenever it issues, a pardon will not interfere with any rights a third party has to recover damages for another’s criminal behavior even if that behavior has been forgiven by a pardon.

Jonnax 6y ago

It's quite funny that Bannon got pardoned for his Build the Wall fundraiser which he and three others were sentenced for fraud and Bannon is the only one that got pardoned.

threatofrain 6y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25843040 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25843040

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aerodog 6y ago

Is it just me or do Jewish Americans get preferential treatment by our government? I think Joe Biden's cabinet is more than 50% Jewish American, even though they represent <1% of the population. Anthony Levandowski was a grifter par excellence. Why did Trump single him out?

dragonwriter 6y ago
> Is it just me or do Jewish Americans get preferential treatment by our government? It's just you. Well, I mean, not just you; obviously, “Jews control society and get favorable treatment from it” is a view with a fiercely devoted following. But it's not true. > I think Joe Biden's cabinet is more than 50% Jewish American His cabinet nominees aren't. He doesn't currently have a cabinet; I suppose when he does at some point it might be depending on order of confirmations.
- aerodog 6y ago
  What do you mean? All the cabinet positions are filled by people who are self-described Jews. You sidestepped my question entirely.