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Adam Serwer, an excellent writer, explained it: [1] > Law and order, for this president, simply means that he and his ideological allies are above the law, whi
by apozem 6y ago
Adam Serwer, an excellent writer, explained it: [1]
> Law and order, for this president, simply means that he and his ideological allies are above the law, while others, such as [George] Floyd, are merely subject to it.
Lewandowski's pardon request was endorsed by Peter Thiel, a huge Trump backer, so he gets to be above the law. Simple.
[1]: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/chauvin-did-what-trump-asked-him-do/612574/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/chauvin-di...
- sleepybrett 6y agoI saw reporting that Thiel (and Palmer Luckey) also received a pardon. Anyone have a link to that, I'd like to see specifically what he was pardoned for...
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoThat's not correct. The reporting was that Thiel and Luckey lobbied Trump to get a pardon for Levandowski.