Explains why McConnell rides a fell beast to work every day.
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Yes, thank God we got our shit together and elected a Democratic House. They’ll put a stop to this bullshit pronto.
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He’s not that smart.
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I suspect their commitment to GOP presidential lawlessness is probably firmer than their commitment to the current lawless president, so that they would protect him even after a theoretical post-presidency perp walk. That said, I have strong doubts that any Democratic successor would really want their DOJ going after Trump for any chargeable offense.
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trump is elevating the value of a pardon, which should be worth little to nothing if no crime is involved. This implies trump is asking people to commit crimes.
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my take is going to try an end around so he gets the money w/o the need for senate approval…something like declaring a national emergency…b/c on its face no one wants to touch it…
Isn’t encouraging lawlessness with the promise of a bribe (a pardon) an impeachable offense?
Moscow Mitch won’t see it that way.
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Someone has to be recording him like Omarosa did, if for no other reason then they’re all planning on writing books, right?
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Slightly off topic, but I see no follow through on Lawrence O’Donnell’s story last night. Russian mob cosigners on Trump’s DB loans should be all over the headlines this morning.
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Suborning crime is, itself, a crime. When you’re a POTUS it’s also a stunningly fresh violation of one’s oath of office. Add this Trump moment to his impeachment parade.
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Single source stories don’t lead the news.
As soon as there is confirmation by another source or two, that story will be everywhere.
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“Break the laws I’ll pardon you”
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I’m only joking”. Wink wink nudge nudge.
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“Or am I”.
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Indeed. The Supreme Court has held (Ex parte Garland , 71 U.S. [4 Wall.] 333 [1866]) that the President’s power to pardon crimes against the United States is unlimited and cannot be affected by Congress.
Indeed again. An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives deems to be one at any particular time. Getting the Senate to convict on such an offense is much more dubious. Since the Constitution grants the President the power to pardon crimes against the United States, pardoning a crime against the United States does not warrant impeachment.
On the other hand, any pardon is an obstruction of justice except in cases where there has been a miscarriage of justice (unless one agrees with Scalia that guilt or innocence is irrelevant and as long as the accused has had due process and been duly convicted that’s an end to it). Again, since the Constitution grants the President the power to pardon crimes against the United States, such a pardon has to be seen as an act of mercy and not as obstruction of justice.
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Trump asking people to break the law and steal land for him and not to worry because he’ll pardon them.
This time next year, this statement will seem quaint. My only hope is quite a few Republicans get hurt (doesn’t matter how), bad, by Trump, otherwise nothing will change in the short-term.
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Cheat. Retreat. Rinse. Repeat…
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Seizing private property without due process or compensation.
I assume the Bundy Brigade with be down there in a flash to fight this massive Federal government overreach by Obama?
Not Obama? Never-mind.
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Pelosi’s umbrage and $2.00 will get you a cup of coffee. So long as the coffee is $2.02.
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