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Swede

(37,742 posts) Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:01 AM Oct 18

If you say nice things about Trump, you get out of jail. What a country.

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Santos is the tenth GOP congressman that Trump has given clemency or pardoned. (Original Post) Swede Oct 18 OP

Well, there was at least one Dem pardoned by him - Blagoiavich haele Oct 18 #1

blago was a buddy. mopinko Oct 18 #2

Just to be clear Greg_In_SF Oct 18 #3

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1. Well, there was at least one Dem pardoned by him - Blagoiavich

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 09:09 AM

Oct 18

Still goes to show he's got no problems with governing on a pay to play basis, no matter what the Law or Constitution says.

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2. blago was a buddy.

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 11:50 AM

Oct 18

didnt he appear on his “reality” show?

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3. Just to be clear

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 01:13 PM

Oct 18

Santos' sentence was commuted. He was not pardoned.

He's still a felon.