• Dragomus@lemmy.world
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    The pardon is already signed and tucked away in a drawer in the White House somewhere…

    Her attempt at the SC (possibly suggested by a 3rd party) was more a redirection, now it gives Trump the chance to shine as a benevolent leader (like he thinks he is) while also making clear to the SC he’ll overrule them when he sees fit…

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    Is he so senile he doesn’t remember her, in which case remove him from office, or is h he really going to look into pardoning one of the biggest child traffickers ever, in which case remove him from office.

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    The thing about a pardon is that you can be forced to testify afterwards because the information cannot be used to incriminate you so the Fifth Amendment doesn’t apply anymore

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    “I will speak to the DOJ,” he added. “I wouldn’t consider it or not consider it.”

    This man (and I use the term very loosely) has no clue what the fuck words mean 🤦

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      Listen to the full quote, it’s clear that he’s just bullshitting/vamping because he genuinely doesn’t remember anything about the topic he’s being asked about. He forgot who she is. This is also a massive cause for concern, obviously.

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        Listen to the full quote

        No thanks, I already get exposed to plenty of his ramblings in text. I draw the line at actively looking to listen to him.

        it’s clear that he’s just bullshitting/vamping

        I’m pretty sure that’s 99% of what he ever says when Stephen Miller hasn’t written a tirade for him.

        he genuinely doesn’t remember anything about the topic he’s being asked about. He forgot who she is. This is also a massive cause for concern, obviously.

        Yup. In a sane world, he’d be in an assisted living facility, not the dictator of the richest and most powerful country in the history of the planet.

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    “I’m shocked. Just shocked,” he said cynically.

    Does there exist a red-line which MAGA cultists, conservatives, moderates, and all the flavors of the left can agree upon? My brain says no, but my heart says maybe this could be it.

    I sincerely don’t see how anyone could defend this. I’m sure they’ll try, though.

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      They’re already excusing it saying it’s so that she can’t plead the fifth when she gets subpoenaed for cases against people she trafficked for.

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      The red line should have been Trump admitting on tape to being a sex offender.

      All this shows is that the cultists have literally zero morals