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All of the possible explanations for this are bad and arguably disqualifying for the presidency: - Trump is lying so that he doesn't have to explain a quid-pro

All of the possible explanations for this are bad and arguably disqualifying for the presidency: - Trump is lying so that he doesn't have to explain a quid-pro-quo pardon - Trump is dement and already forgot about the pardon - Trump wasn't the one actually pardoning him and his administration just did it The last one would be particularly ironic given the obsession with Joe Biden's Autopen.

newfriend 1y ago
And the only plausible explanation: The President is dealing with hundreds of issues per day, including pardoning many people via recommendation. Someone came to him and said "we should pardon this guy who got a bum rap from Biden". Trump said, sure why not, and signed his pardon. No ridiculous conspiracy necessary.