Hublai (charismatic megafauna)Feb 17
#TrumpIslastPOTUS no one should have an unscrutinized #PardonPower

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Dave FreedmanNov 19
"The president says he does not know Zhao. Our reporting shows that Zhao's company supported a Trump family firm at critical moments leading up to the president's pardon."
#pardonpower
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-pardon-of-crypto-billionaire-sparks-concerns-over-use-of-pardon-power-60-minutes-transcript/
Trump pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of the pardon power

President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardon power.

Show threadNonilexDec 23, 2024

“The Democrats on more than one occasion have tried to make the case that we’re the adults in the room, but the American people don’t always think we’re the fighters in the room,” Rep #AyannaPressley said. “And that’s often because we have the power but don’t use it. Scared power is no power at all. And President #Biden has the power.”

#law #clemency #PardonPower #DeathPenalty

NoahDec 2, 2024
Joe Biden Pardons Hunter – HERE’S WHO ELSE HE MUST PARDON!!! - https://youtu.be/Hl-DoRiImAg?si=0SV36doCODzh3jPd #HunterBiden #JoeBiden #USPolitics #PardonPower
Joe Biden Pardons Hunter – HERE’S WHO ELSE HE MUST PARDON!!!

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Show threadSusan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 28, 2023
#BarbaraMcQuade tells MSNBC’s #LawrenceODonnell how Trump issued pardons “is prologue for what can happen in the future.” #AndrewWeissmann says Trump would wield #pardonpower to “#undermine” what #America stands for.
Franke JamesAug 15, 2023
Pardon? No pardon power.
"Of the criminal cases against #Trump, this is the most expansive and ambitious. It may also be among the most significant for the [USA]. As a state charge, it cannot be crushed if Trump returns to power; in #Georgia, due to a history of corruption and Klan affiliations among state officials, the governor does not have #pardonpower, and so Trump cannot look to his political ally, Governor Brian Kemp, for reprieve."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/15/donald-trump-georgia-charges-most-important
Of the criminal cases against Trump, Georgia’s may be the most important

If Trump loses again in 2024, he faces not only embarrassment but the prospect of jail time. We should all fear what he might do to avoid it

The Guardian