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struggle4progress

(126,004 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2026, 08:37 PM 6 hrs ago

Recent Pardons are an Obscene Celebration of Lawlessness

Legal Authority Network
Mar 5, 2026

... it is painfully clear that Donald Trump's pardons are a celebration of lawlessness. But the 12 new pardons he just issued are not just a celebration of lawlessness. In a very real sense, they are an endorsement of fraud, theft, embezzlement, and financial crimes. I just sat down with former DOJ pardon attorney and former federal public defender Liz Oyer to discuss the searing injustice of the way Donald Trump wields the presidential pardon power ...

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Recent Pardons are an Obscene Celebration of Lawlessness (Original Post) struggle4progress 6 hrs ago OP
Yes, Trump's pardons are absolutely "an Obscene Celebration of Lawlessness." Martin68 5 hrs ago #1
K&R UTUSN 3 hrs ago #2
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