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The issue isn’t the absolute number of pardons — they aren’t doled out randomly — it is the reason for the pardons. It appears Trump gives pardons to allies, a
by jmull 1y ago
The issue isn’t the absolute number of pardons — they aren’t doled out randomly — it is the reason for the pardons.
It appears Trump gives pardons to allies, and one straight forward way to become his ally is send him money.
- nradov 1y agoRight, in the grand tradition of Bill Clinton pardoning Marc Rich in exchange for large donations. I'm not attempting to defend Trump's pardons but abuse of that power is clearly a persistent bipartisan problem.
- verteu 1y agoOne example from 25 years ago hardly demonstrates a "persistent bipartisan" pattern.
- tzs 1y agoAlso that pardon was widely condemned by prominent Democrat party officials.
- jmull 1y agoLeft vs. right is the wrong way to think of this. It’s corruption vs. integrity and justice. Let’s be on the side of integrity and object to pay-to-play and political pardons, regardless of the party of the administration. There’s nothing left to be done about Clinton’s pardon, but Trump is president now. Let’s make him pay a political cost for his corruption.