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The pardons should be ignored.
by deadbolt 7mo ago
The pardons should be ignored.
- tastyface 7mo agoCorrect. Trump set the precedent by claiming that pardons made with "autopen" are invalid, based on nothing. Accordingly, pardons made by a senile president who just blindly signs whatever's placed in front of him¹ are also invalid. ¹ Trump on Binance cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is" -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-tycoon-he-pardoned-dont-know-who-he-is/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-ty...
- mandeepj 7mo agoNot sure if they'll be ignored, but there's an effort to rein them in https://olszewski.house.gov/media/press-releases/olszewski-introduce-constitutional-amendment-rein-presidential-pardons https://olszewski.house.gov/media/press-releases/olszewski-i...