The president can’t pardon cronies facing state charges. He’s trying anyway.
Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned high-profile attorneys accused of joining in his plot to try to steal the 2020 election, along with dozens of so-called fake electors alleged to have played small roles in the effort. The pardons were announced by Ed Martin, the president’s pardon attorney, who posted a proclamation by the president outlining them on X.
The pardons, which on Monday afternoon had not appeared on White House page listing Trump’s clemency grants, are symbolic. They are part of Trump’s larger effort to downplay his attempt to subvert the 2020 election and his responsibility for the January 6, 2021, attack on Congress. None of the people he pardoned Sunday—including lawyers Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and Jeffrey Clark—face federal charges. But many on the list have been charged with state crimes related to the fake elector scheme. The president has broad clemency power over federal crimes, but has no authority over state charges.
And Biden used an auto pen. So much worse.
He is trying to lean on Colorado to get that bitch Tina Peters out of prison, too.
FUCK THAT.
Nine years is WAY too lenient for someone involved with trying to fuck with our elections. She should have gotten even more, and Pedonald + all of his assholes should join her.
Conviction of attempted election interference should be an automatic life sentence imo…
Doesn’t issuing pardons implicate him further in the conspiracy to overthrow the election?
It’s a very stupid thing to do, pardons mean they can’t be held criminally liable and thus the 5th amendment isn’t implicated and they then have to answer questions they would normally be able to avoid by pleaing the 5th or claiming lack of recollection.
I mean, it’s not like he’s facing any consequences for it, so what does he care?
What do you mean I see constantly in the news that he’s getting SLAMMED and dems are going BALLISTIC
I’ll bet you he’ll say “but the states won’t honor them”.
I won’t take a bet with 1:1 odds
BAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA
