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mike_c

(37,072 posts) Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:27 PM Apr 11

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it seems to me that promising pardons... [View all]

...in advance of wrong-doing undermines the reasons for allowing presidential pardons in the first place, and could legally be construed as conspiracy.

Wink, wink, "You can violate any laws, because I'll give you a blanket pardon." Of course, anyone who relies on promises from TSF is a moron, but that's another matter.

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it seems to me that promising pardons... [View all] mike_c Apr 11 OP

"The President may not make clemency subject to a condition that is prohibited by another constitutional provision." sop Apr 11 #1

given that he's already pardoned quite a few people... mike_c Apr 11 #2

Pardoning Bondi, Noem, Bovino and others for crimes that involved the violation of people's basic constitutional sop Apr 11 #3

The SCOTUS made Trump pretty much immune to any prosicution. The SOBs entire family is involved doc03 Apr 11 #4

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