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busterbrown

(8,515 posts) Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:50 PM Jul 2017

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Holy Crap.. Turn on Rachael or watch rerun..Constitutional Crisis.

Constitutional Crisis! WAPO: Trump asking Advisors about ability to Pardon aides, Family Members and himself.

I think this is beyond huge.

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Holy Crap.. Turn on Rachael or watch rerun..Constitutional Crisis. (Original Post) busterbrown Jul 2017 OP

Totally blown away by what I am hearing! Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #1

yuuuuuge!!! SummerSnow Jul 2017 #2

Nixon wouldn't pardon himself because he saw it as dishonorable-- Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #3

The SC would decide its Constitutionality. The question would be does it violate the still_one Jul 2017 #6

Trump however has no morals or honor whatsoever, he is evil personified. sunonmars Jul 2017 #7

Rachaels latest.. Head of legal team resigns busterbrown Jul 2017 #4

This would go right to the SC if Trump actually tried to pardon himself, and the argument still_one Jul 2017 #5

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

1. Totally blown away by what I am hearing!

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:51 PM

Jul 2017

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. yuuuuuge!!!

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:53 PM

Jul 2017

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

3. Nixon wouldn't pardon himself because he saw it as dishonorable--

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:54 PM

Jul 2017

Wow! Will make Watergate look like a "minor event."

still_one

(92,108 posts)

6. The SC would decide its Constitutionality. The question would be does it violate the

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:08 PM

Jul 2017

Constitutions system of Checks and balances?

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

7. Trump however has no morals or honor whatsoever, he is evil personified.

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:09 PM

Jul 2017

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)

4. Rachaels latest.. Head of legal team resigns

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 09:54 PM

Jul 2017

Guest ( Msnbc) stated this is blood chilling.. (Guest) Normally not passionate at all. according to Rachael

still_one

(92,108 posts)

5. This would go right to the SC if Trump actually tried to pardon himself, and the argument

Reply to busterbrown (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2017, 10:07 PM

Jul 2017

would be that the Constitution setup a system of Checks and Balances between the three separate branches of government, and if a sitting president was allowed to pardon himself it would go against this system of checks and balances.

The other issue at stake is can a President pardon someone for future crimes? That also would go straight to the SC.

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