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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLet's not overlook the monstrous common thread in all Trump's pardons.
His justification or rationale for each was that the conviction and sentence was "not fair" IN HIS SOLE OPINION! And, that nakedly reveals how he believes the power of the federal law enforcement apparatus should be employed: AS HE SEES FIT, PERIOD!
In each of these cases, the system worked as it was designed to work and as Americans have expected it to work for the past 250 years or so. But, to this arrogant---"person"---that just didn't matter. Donny wanted to spit in the face of every American not infected with the MAGA virus and so he did!
If you listen carefully, you just might hear little Donny crowing: "Neener- neener, LOSERS!"
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)motivation for it was no purer than the other pardons. Thanks for calling me on it.
DBoon
(22,354 posts)This implies he thinks he should also be able to imprison someone using the same rationalization.
Hence "Lock her up"
unblock
(52,183 posts)however, it should be done with great deference to the usual process. the problem with donnie's pardons is not that he's overruling the judicial system -- that's the whole point of a pardon.
the problem is that he's flip about it. he hasn't been deliberative and deferential. he hasn't been reluctant to step in. instead, he's been very cavalier about it.
worse, the pattern emerging is that he's eager to pardon privileged crooks. you know, people like himself.