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Are you fucking kidding me? Chasstev365 Aug 2017 #1
I'm afraid not. MSNBC is covering it as we speak. sandensea Aug 2017 #6
Disgusting, but this will hurt to them and help us. Republican leadership tearing hair. Hortensis Aug 2017 #22
"No worries," they're telling each other. sandensea Aug 2017 #32
You worry about Putin, I'll worry about American wannabe kleptocrats, Hortensis Aug 2017 #41
Hear, hear. sandensea Aug 2017 #44
our kleptocracy saw a powerful ally DBoon Aug 2017 #66
No doubt about it. sandensea Aug 2017 #68
My sentiment exactly. potone Aug 2017 #76
Well there's nothing else going on right now that would require his attention. /s ToxMarz Aug 2017 #2
Exactly. sandensea Aug 2017 #21
And wouldn't you know it...... SergeStorms Aug 2017 #94
It'll get truly disgusting once reconstruction contracts are meted out, I suspect. sandensea Aug 2017 #95
And when he accepts said pardon, Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #3
That's exactly what I was thinking. Honestly don't care. And it's only going to FURTHER alienate Grown2Hate Aug 2017 #16
were there not any State Charges against him?????? Cryptoad Aug 2017 #93
Apparently, not. n/t Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #102
Trump showing his true white supremacist colors. I DESPISE him. iluvtennis Aug 2017 #4
Yes, another racist move by the Fuhrer-in-Chief... can't wait for impeachment hearings to start! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #53
Impeachment won't happen. joshdawg Aug 2017 #104
Don't be so sure. The Fuhrer-in-Chief pisses off Rethugs almost as much as he does Dems. InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2017 #108
I'm sure the Nazis are happy n/t hibbing Aug 2017 #81
... BumRushDaShow Aug 2017 #5
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot gademocrat7 Aug 2017 #7
The Shit Never Stops. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #8
So trump prefers law breakers? mdbl Aug 2017 #9
one creep pardons another nt elmac Aug 2017 #10
dump's breaking in not fooled Aug 2017 #51
That was quick oberliner Aug 2017 #11
This might explain their jettisoning Gorka. They no longer need him. sandensea Aug 2017 #39
Arpaio may have fifty years of service... jmowreader Aug 2017 #12
His deplorables will love this. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2017 #13
He was still convicted! That matters. He will have to accept a pardon from a fascist! That matters! Augiedog Aug 2017 #14
A full pardon wipes away any criminal conviction as if it never happened. n/t mobeau69 Aug 2017 #84
And POS tweeted it was a Full pardon. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #86
It doesn't wipe away history Augiedog Aug 2017 #88
True. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #89
Law and Order Trump Style: a pretense of order without the rule of law. Eugene Aug 2017 #15
Fuck that orange rat Dopers_Greed Aug 2017 #17
I'm going to be sick. gldstwmn Aug 2017 #18
Hundreds of people could die in Texas this weekend - and he only cares about a racist jpak Aug 2017 #19
That spineless weasel pardons that pond scum on a weekend. mpcamb Aug 2017 #20
This is actually good news Gymbo Aug 2017 #23
No worries. sandensea Aug 2017 #30
What a fuck head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rorey Aug 2017 #24
Trump gives a shit less about Sheriff Arpaio. Ligyron Aug 2017 #25
Wow seta1950 Aug 2017 #26
Making pardons normal, helps family spotthebird Aug 2017 #27
Exactly. He'll need that pardon power for most of his family and outlaw in-laws. sandensea Aug 2017 #50
The talking heads on MSNBC are scrambling for words. spiderpig Aug 2017 #28
As his first pardon, Trump pardons a Birther!! How fitting! riversedge Aug 2017 #29
Nazis learned nothing from .. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #31
Bingo. sandensea Aug 2017 #33
While Katrina was destroying New Orleans, Bush Jr. was in San Diego doing this LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2017 #56
May both of those bastards rot in Hell, TheCowsCameHome Aug 2017 #34
- and trapped in the same pair of pink underwear. sandensea Aug 2017 #37
just cant bluestarone Aug 2017 #35
American "Justice" orangecrush Aug 2017 #36
We are now in the middle of a Constitutional Crisis, the likes of which we have never seen. Stonepounder Aug 2017 #38
Constitutional Crisis, my ass. Dave Starsky Aug 2017 #52
Using the office of the Presidency to enrich oneself is corrupt, Stonepounder Aug 2017 #55
We do need ACLU to file suit steventh Aug 2017 #54
Which will be overshadowed by the hurricane Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #40
It certainly looks that way. It's been upgraded to a Cat 4. sandensea Aug 2017 #46
May they both rot in hell. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2017 #42
mass deportations are coming AlexSFCA Aug 2017 #43
Think u might have something there dembotoz Aug 2017 #49
My fear in a year or maybe two? Despite all bad events, today will be looked back at like Candyland lunasun Aug 2017 #45
Ex-Sheriff Joe is one of Trump's "very fine" people on the side of white supremacists. SunSeeker Aug 2017 #47
political bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #48
Trump's Friday wendyb Aug 2017 #57
Great recap. sandensea Aug 2017 #60
Lets see, Gorka resigns and Arpaio is pardoned. Doreen Aug 2017 #58
Can this be challenged in court? bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #59
My understanding is that the president's power to pardon is absolute. sandensea Aug 2017 #61
The NYTimes Opinion piece bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #62
Great link. Republicans are very good at using constitutional gray areas to their advantage. sandensea Aug 2017 #65
This. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #69
In theory, he could have his goons go out and kill his opponents (us) and then just pardon them. mobeau69 Aug 2017 #75
A nod to the ignorant white wing racists that support Trump. Hoyt Aug 2017 #63
Cheetoh would pardon Hitler. edbermac Aug 2017 #64
What piece of crap! LW1977 Aug 2017 #67
There is a simmering undercurrent of disgust in this country over twitlers actions kimbutgar Aug 2017 #70
Unfortunately, they've thought of that too. sandensea Aug 2017 #71
I wish Soros would buy those companies! kimbutgar Aug 2017 #73
If only! sandensea Aug 2017 #87
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!!!! Initech Aug 2017 #72
So the most racist, bigoted piece of fucking shit in America gets a slap on the wrist. Initech Aug 2017 #74
He didn't even get a slap on the wrist. The judicial process hadn't completed yet OliverQ Aug 2017 #83
Be careful what you wish for, Joe... moonseller66 Aug 2017 #77
Oh no he dint! spiderpig Aug 2017 #78
If Arpaio accepts, that means he's admitting guilt. calimary Aug 2017 #79
Depends. A full pardon wipes everything away as if it never happened. n/t mobeau69 Aug 2017 #85
Trump signaling he's an unrepentent racist. L. Coyote Aug 2017 #80
I'm so disgusted and upset over what's happening to this country OliverQ Aug 2017 #82
Just picture whatever you will, as the worst of worst laserhaas Aug 2017 #90
He's cemented his standing as a racist. All his unity crap is demonstrably worthless. Shrike47 Aug 2017 #91
Reckon Don the Con will pardon,,, Cryptoad Aug 2017 #92
That's what I was thinking DFW Aug 2017 #103
Unbelievable. He is incapable of understanding - or learning - anything. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #96
But he understands this: sandensea Aug 2017 #97
He sure is - nothing is too outrageous or too offensive. Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #98
The poster just above mentioned that it wouldn't be surprising if James Fields gets the next pardon. sandensea Aug 2017 #99
Nope, I agree. What was previously unimaginable in this country Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #100
The John Birchers really knew what they were doing with hate radio. sandensea Aug 2017 #101
While I certainly support "free speech," I'm sure that we never dreamed Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #105
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Self delete. Nt raccoon Aug 2017 #107
With the first one out of the way, now he can start pardoning his family. briv1016 Aug 2017 #109
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