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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Thu May 18, 2017, 09:26 PM May 2017

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Could Dump do this?

Tell everyone under him to take the rap, don't rat him out, then he could pardon them leaving himself free?

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Could Dump do this? (Original Post) SHRED May 2017 OP

Of course. Whether they would or not is another story uppityperson May 2017 #1

He could try, fer sur. elleng May 2017 #2

And then ... Yonnie3 May 2017 #3

Chump cannot pardon anyone of state charges. That is why the New York AG's investigation Trust Buster May 2017 #4

Manaford is facing money laundering charges in New York...which means Demsrule86 May 2017 #5

I don't think this group of geniuses realized that the State RICO MedusaX May 2017 #6

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. Of course. Whether they would or not is another story

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:29 PM

May 2017

elleng

(130,758 posts)

2. He could try, fer sur.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:29 PM

May 2017

Yonnie3

(17,422 posts)

3. And then ...

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:46 PM

May 2017

let them rot in jail, because he's tRump, someone who doesn't honor his end of deals.

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)

4. Chump cannot pardon anyone of state charges. That is why the New York AG's investigation

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:47 PM

May 2017

is so crucial.

Demsrule86

(68,471 posts)

5. Manaford is facing money laundering charges in New York...which means

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:50 PM

May 2017

he would face a state trial...Trump can not pardon a person convicted by a state.

MedusaX

(1,129 posts)

6. I don't think this group of geniuses realized that the State RICO

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2017, 09:57 PM

May 2017

Charges/convictions were not eligible for Presidential Pardon...

Which, luckily, just might be what pulls the rug out from under their "all for 1 & 1 for all" pact

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