Rudy Giuliani has discussed a potential carte blanche of a pardon with his client, President Trump, the New York Times reports.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1346950
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1346950
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Well, IMHO pretty much ** everything ** Rudy related is just unpardonable…
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So, bang there it is. He knows he’s guilty of stuff that could send him to prison or there would be no mention of a pardon at all. That explains all the crazier and crazier antics. He is desperate.
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Rhetorical question. Do the undead need a pardon?
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Giuliani has also steadfastly maintained that President Trump actually won the election last month. If true, that would seem to obviate the urgency of a pre-emptive pardon.
Very droll, Mr. Kovensky.
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This nicely confirms that we’re going to hear a lot of stuff next year that we’ve only suspected to be the case.
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The crazy thing is, we already know he’s a crook, they all are, but the Trumpians have laid out over 150 million $$$ thus far and its landing into a PAC to defend Rumpians and disrupt Biden’s efforts.
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How does that even work? I pardon Mr. Giuliani for all crimes he may ever be accused of?
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Disbar the motherfucker
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Allegedly, sir. Allegedly.
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“By my order and for the good of the state, the bearer has done what has been done.”
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It’s a Get Out of Jail Pre- Card.
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He should have quit as “America’s Mayor”. Now he’s going out as the court jester.
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As Sean Hannity said pardons are necessary to protect the pardoned from “witch hunts”. Expect a boatload of them to follow.
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trump pardoning Rudy would be like Nixon pardoning Liddy
trump pardoning Barr would be like Nixon pardoning Mitchell
trump pardoning Flynn would be like Nixon pardoning Erlichman
trump pardoning ____ would be like Nixon pardoning _____
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Let’s hope Letitia James has some plans in the works for this asshole.
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The Times report is vague but I think the word “pre-emptive” is being used simply to say that the pardon would pre-empt any charges for crimes that may have been committed in the past, which is certainly a thing pardons can do.
Natch!
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Is it true that accepting a pardon is equivalent to admitting guilt? I have heard people talk about turning down pardons, because it would complicate their guilt regarding a potential civil suit. Seems like Hunter Biden would have a huge bonanza on civil suits, with free and widespread admission of guilt.
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