Just had a thought! What if tfg actually issued himself a blanket pardon

[intrepidity]

knowing his stacked courts would save him, and that's why he stole those files with such carelessness?

[Lettuce Be]

1. Not a thing. You cannot be your own judge and you sure as H cannot pardon yourself

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. Wouldnt that decision be up to the SC, which is corrupt...think so

I would love to read that he CANT pardon himself.

Anybody have that?

[Irish_Dem]

28. Pretty funny telling Trump what he can't do.

He will go ahead and do it, and get away with it.

[Irish_Dem]

27. Trump makes up things for his benefit.

People fall for it all the time.

[kentuck]

3. And what if he wrote himself a check for a $trillion dollars out of the US Treasury?

Since the Magna Carta, no one has been able to be the judge and jury of themselves.

[intrepidity]

7. Nor has an ex-POTUS walked out with State secrets

This rat bastard is all about pushing boundaries for his own gain. Fight me.

[brooklynite]

4. He didn't because he couldn't; it pardons don't work that way.

[intrepidity]

5. Well, EP also doesn't work the way at least 1 judge thinks

So there's that.

[brooklynite]

9. If it makes you happy to imagine that everything is hopeless...

[intrepidity]

10. well I can't honestly say it makes me happy

but understanding what is happening does appeal to me

[rampartc]

24. pardons work exactly like the supreme court says they work.

if i were a prosecutor i might be reluctant to charge this guilty bazztad because alito and kavenaugh might just decide that the founders intended that the pardon power be absolute and since the constitution does not specifically say a president can't pardon himself ........

[Voltaire2]

32. There is no explicit limit in the constitution

other than impeachment. Consequently any other limits are derived from other sources and a court as abjectly corrupt as this one could make any damn decision they like.

[rsdsharp]

6. You can only pardon for crimes occurring up to the time of the pardon

Continuing to hold those documents after 1/20/21 is a continuing crime. Not that I believe a president can pardon his or herself. If so, what president wouldn’t issue a pardon on the way out the door? The Supreme Court isn’t going to allow Democrats to do that.

[intrepidity]

8. OG SCOTUS maybe not

Current SCOTUS? Coin flip.

[rsdsharp]

15. Really? You think they would allow a Democratic president to pardon himself?

If Trump has the power, any Democrat would, too.

[intrepidity]

20. They know the same thing you and I know

"Crimeing" is not really in the D wheelhouse. Not that it *doesn't* happen, but not nearly as prevalent. I bet stats will back that up. And Rs know it.

[rsdsharp]

22. If Trump gets back in, he's not going to care whether Democrats were "crimeing."

He’s going to order “his” DOJ to arrest and charge. He tried it before, and was told no. That won’t happen if he gets a revenge tour. . . er. . . second term.

[Generic Brad]

30. His chance of a second term is 0%

Let's focus on things that can actually happen.

[rsdsharp]

31. A lot of people said that in 2016.

They were wrong.

[rampartc]

25. they would reverse themselves if a democrat tried it

they will uphold trump's self pardon (which might just explain why garland seems reluctant to press charges).

[rsdsharp]

26. Sure they would.

[Voltaire2]

33. No I think they could allow trump self pardon

and turn right around and deny a Biden self pardon. They are without shame a fully partisan court.

[rsdsharp]

34. # 26

[Gaugamela]

11. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if this is the case. Why wouldn't he? If nothing

else it’s a delay tactic. Yes it will go to SCOTUS and run out the clock maybe until DeSantis or some other clown is in the White House and gives him another pardon. Why would you think anything else? You think he would listen to some lawyer “No sir, that’s not how the system was meant to work”?

[MLAA]

16. If 'they' get that far there won't be any more Democratic Presidents.

[Gaugamela]

17. Obviously. I don't think their being coy about this.

[karynnj]

12. However, keeping classified documents that were not his AFTER he left office

and lying about them and not returning them are things that happened AFTER the pardon.

[Volaris]

13. I feel like the very specific language of said pardon would need to be so very precise,

That DJT would NOT be able to transcribe said pardon on his own. That said, this particular Supreme Court majority would probably accept an actual Monoply Get out of Jail Free Card as proof of said pardon, so wtf knows...

[Me.]

14. Why Would He Pardon Himself If He Didn't Do Anything Wrong?

[captain queeg]

18. At some point once he is indicted he will claim that he did give himself a blanket pardon.

You know he will, he is such a scammer. Then Faux and Co will Jump on board…

[Arazi]

19. Now that's a secret document Id love to see lost forever 😈

Ya hear me @FBI?

[intrepidity]

21. Haha, now I hadn't considered that

Could explain why his panties are in such a wad to get his precious docs back, eh?

[jcgoldie]

23. right just like he declassified the documents and didn't tell anyone

nonsense.

[Irish_Dem]

29. Trump/Putin/GOP don't break the laws, they make them.

They do as they please.