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moonshinegnomie

(3,801 posts) Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:30 PM Thursday

Moron tries to pardon state criminal

He says he’s pardoning Tina peters. Except she’s serving time on state charges which he has no say on…..

https://www.rawstory.com/tina-peters-2674393344/

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Moron tries to pardon state criminal (Original Post) moonshinegnomie Thursday OP

It will be interesting to see how the state, and the courts, respond. Nt Fiendish Thingy Thursday #1

Indeed nt Cirsium Thursday #2

Thankfully Mad_Machine76 Thursday #4

theres no way the courts would allow it but..... moonshinegnomie Thursday #3

They assume they can prevent drmeow Thursday #5

Flim Flam Man thinks he has almighty powers to pardon anyone, well, he's about to learn a lesson in MarineCombatEngineer Thursday #6

Is drump going to appeal to the corrupt 6 Tribetime Thursday #7

see my post #3 for the consequences if they allow it moonshinegnomie Thursday #8

Trump pardoned the Gang leader, drug dealer and murderer although still in prison on state murder charges. mackdaddy Thursday #9

He can pardon her all he wants, but it has no force of law on state charges, and will not get Peters out of state Fil1957 Thursday #10

Red meat for the base newdeal2 Friday #13

Your title says it all. flashman13 Thursday #11

It's just a concept of a pardon. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #12

Fiendish Thingy

(21,820 posts)

1. It will be interesting to see how the state, and the courts, respond. Nt

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:36 PM

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Cirsium

(3,274 posts)

2. Indeed nt

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:37 PM

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Mad_Machine76

(24,929 posts)

4. Thankfully

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:53 PM

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Colorado is not a red state.

moonshinegnomie

(3,801 posts)

3. theres no way the courts would allow it but.....

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 08:52 PM

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imagine if they ok it. then come 2028 when a dem wins the white house he could
1) commute the sentence of everyone on death row
2) pardon everyone convicted of minor drug crimes
and so on......

drmeow

(5,875 posts)

5. They assume they can prevent

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:00 PM

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a Democrat from ever winning again.

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,429 posts)

6. Flim Flam Man thinks he has almighty powers to pardon anyone, well, he's about to learn a lesson in

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:14 PM

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civics 101 about the difference between Fed. and State.

Tribetime

(7,021 posts)

7. Is drump going to appeal to the corrupt 6

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:19 PM

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I know he can't but at this point he might try nothing shocks me anymore

moonshinegnomie

(3,801 posts)

8. see my post #3 for the consequences if they allow it

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:21 PM

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mackdaddy

(1,928 posts)

9. Trump pardoned the Gang leader, drug dealer and murderer although still in prison on state murder charges.

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Thu Dec 11, 2025, 09:28 PM

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-commutes-sentence-chicago-gang-founder-lobbying-ye-rcna209634

Larry Hoover Sr., once called “one of the most notorious criminals in Illinois history,” will be transferred from federal to state prison following an appeal by Ye, aka Kanye West.

Six life sentences....