Do you think Biden will pardon Trump?

[ClearSky24]

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[N_E_1 for Tennis]

1. No.

[relayerbob]

2. Highly unlikely

[gordianot]

3. No

[meadowlander]

4. No. Why are you posting right-wing UK rags?

[mr_lebowski]

8. Because it's hilarious, I can only imagine ... (nt)

[TwilightZone]

12. The Independent is left-center.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-independent/

[meadowlander]

37. It's owned by a Russian billionaire and the Saudi Royal Family.

They are "liberal" as in "free marketeer, neo-liberal".

Surprise, surprise, they think Trump should be pardoned before any investigations have actually happened.

[TwilightZone]

42. That doesn't change reality.

Their reporting is left-center as documented.

Carli Pierson is an opinion writer and a poor one at that. She does not represent the entire organization. She's basically their version of Hugh Hewitt at CNN. Would you say that CNN is right-wing solely because they employ Hugh Hewitt?

Nope.

[meadowlander]

43. The reality that they published an editorial arguing that Trump should be pardoned?

We're going to have to agree to disagree.

[PTWB]

5. NO

If we normalize Trump’s criminality we are doomed to repeat it.

If it is proven that Trump committed crimes he must be held accountable. NO ONE is above the law.

[Mad_Dem_X]

21. EXACTLY. n/t

[crickets]

30. +1000000

[F. Kafka]

6. Bwaahhahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

No.

[highplainsdem]

7. Not a chance.

[doc03]

9. Yea pardon me get the f___ out of our house. nt

[TwilightZone]

10. Of course not. That article is a bit silly.

Oh, and Ford didn't run against an incumbent.

[mr_lebowski]

11. Sooooo ... not The Onion? (nt)

[SergeStorms]

13. Not a chance in hell.

I suggest Donald pray to "the god he loves so much" for forgiveness. I doubt he'd get much compassion there either.

[reggaehead]

14. No

He will loot the treasury for as much as he can get. Resign, then Pence will pardon him

[Maeve]

15. Polite version? No

Less polite? NO GODDAMN FUCKING WAY!!!!!!!!!!

[Hstch05]

16. That's a crapshoot

Joe's nature is to bring people together and begin the healing. His first impulse would be to pardon and move on.
But he can't. He can't normalize or legitimize the last 4 years. For the greater good of the country, he's got to not get involved in pardoning Trump.

[Mad_Dem_X]

17. HELL no!

He should NOT. Trump has done way too much damage.

[NNadir]

18. No.

[marylandblue]

19. He already said he wouldn't. He said he will let DOJ do it's job.

I hope though he appoints a sunshine commission. We need this process to play out in public. We can't have another two year investigation where we argue about evidence we can't see.

[WyattKansas]

20. HELL NO!!!

The American People deserve to have all the evidence published exposing The tRUMP & Republican, Inc. Cabal.

This shit is never going to end with all the Republican frauds until they have their names permanently stained.

[stillcool]

22. Someone hasn't been paying attention

asked and answered. Trump will pardon himself, and his posse

[Sogo]

23. Hell, no.

Have him forever tainted?

[PSPS]

24. It would make him a one-termer (see Gerald Ford) and also destroy Harris' political career

[sop]

25. Pardon him for what? Trump says he's never done anything wrong.

[russiamommy]

26. Hell NO!!!!

[jcgoldie]

27. They already asked him and he said no

He would leave any prosecution up to the justice department and let the evidence decide how they proceed.

[Towlie]

48. It would be nice to have a link showing that, just for some peace of mind.

[roamer65]

28. Fuck no.

[MineralMan]

29. NO!

[cherish44]

31. He won't

Joe can't stand Trump

[dalton99a]

32. Stupid question

FUCK NO.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

33. Biden should never pardon him, but even if he did

the state of New York would be all:

[C_U_L8R]

34. It wouldn't stop New York State.

Trump created his own destiny here.

[GoCubsGo]

35. No, and he has said as much.

The Independent is deluded if they thing pardoning that shitbag is "for the good of us all." Perhaps we should rip THEIR kids away from them, and lock them in cages with nothing but a mylar blanket, and then ask them how they feel about it. And, then will look the other way when Putin puts a bounty on THEIR heads. What Trump has done to the people of this country, and to people seeking asylum here, is unforgivable and unpardonable. Fuck them.

[radical noodle]

36. No, I think he's said he would not

I sure hope not. They will continue to be dangerous until they're held accountable.

[Takket]

38. no and honestly the best thing biden can do about drumpf....

is stay the hell out of the way of prosecutors and the courts. we've had 4 years of drumpf and then drumpf+barr undermining the rule of law and the justice system. stay out of it, let them do their jobs, and restore the barriers between the branches that are vital to our democracy.

[cayugafalls]

39. No. Absolutely not. We will never forget Dumps atrocities.

There will be protests in the streets if this subject is even broached by a Biden Administration.

[AngryOldDem]

40. No. But Trump can pardon himself

As well as everyone else in his orbit.

[procon]

41. Who would even consider that as an option?

Trump spent years bragging that he was the law and order president, so it's time to put his money where his mouth is. No pardons, no forgiveness or he (or someone with a brain which would be even worse) will rise up and do it all again.

Pull on your Big Boy pants, Trump, and for once in your miserable life, take some responsibility for your actions and face the consequences for what you did to this nation.

[peggysue2]

45. Absolutely NO!

Biden has already said he would not stand in the way of what an independent Justice Department might do.

Trump will be prosecuted. Perhaps not at the Federal level if he resigns and has Pence pardon his ass. But certainly at the state level where pardons are useless.

He and his enablers must be held accountable for the damage they've done. Otherwise, we'll go through this again and again. Actions have consequences, as do elections.

Trump is toast.

[struggle4progress]

46. Pardon him for what? Has he been convicted of anything?

His supporters have been telling us he's a good and godly man, atheir chosen bastion of righteousness in the fetid swamps of DC

Why would anyone think he needs a pardon?

[tritsofme]

47. I think Trump will pardon Trump.

[Raven123]

49. No. For what specifically would he be pardoned? Trump obstructed every legitimate investigation

[grobertj]

50. Hell NO!!!!

[DinahMoeHum]

51. Ain't Gonna Happen.

n/t

[jmowreader]

52. Two words

Hunter. Biden.

Trump and his cabal attempted to destroy Joe Biden by dragging Hunter through the mud. They even manufactured a laptop full of absolute bullshit. There is absolutely no way President Biden is going to pardon Donald F. Trump*.

Trump also isn't going to resign before the inaugural. The bastard will be screaming that the election isn't over because "all the legally cast votes haven't been counted" on December 15. (The Electoral College meets on December 14 and makes President Biden's win official.) There's a slight chance Trump will show up at the ceremony screaming about how he hasn't conceded so he's still president and they have to swear him, not Biden, into office.

And forget the "he's going to pardon himself" thing. He can try. He probably will try. But if he does, the courts will decide that (1) you can't be pardoned for crimes you haven't even been investigated for yet and (2) you can't be your own judge, and nullify his self-pardon.

The only real question is, which federal penitentiary is best suited to hold a corrupt ex-president?

* F is for Fucking. Thank you, Vicente Fox!