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Swede

(39,622 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 10:55 AM 12 hrs ago

I know it's crazy, but as an alternative, White House staffers could simply choose not to commit any crimes.

I know it’s crazy, but as an alternative, White House staffers could simply choose not to commit any crimes.

Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-04-10T21:56:56.316Z
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I know it's crazy, but as an alternative, White House staffers could simply choose not to commit any crimes. (Original Post) Swede 12 hrs ago OP
It reeks of conspiracy. He put them up to it. /nft bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago #1
That horse left the barn early on in this rodeo displacedvermoter 11 hrs ago #2
I guess the staff is counting on the cholesterol from Big Macs doesn't get him quickly ... Jarqui 11 hrs ago #3
Is it actually possible for a White House staffer to do his bidding Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #4
They wonder why they're in trouble justaprogressive 10 hrs ago #5
Yah think? malaise 10 hrs ago #6
They have been doing it for 248 years without mass pardons... Hugin 10 hrs ago #7
Yabbut what fun would that be? MineralMan 9 hrs ago #8
Commit no crimes? Where's the profit in that? nt JustABozoOnThisBus 5 hrs ago #9

Jarqui

(10,918 posts)
3. I guess the staff is counting on the cholesterol from Big Macs doesn't get him quickly ...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 11:11 AM
11 hrs ago

Martin Eden

(15,671 posts)
4. Is it actually possible for a White House staffer to do his bidding
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:25 PM
10 hrs ago

Without committing a crime?

Hugin

(37,872 posts)
7. They have been doing it for 248 years without mass pardons...
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:51 PM
10 hrs ago

It doesn't seem like it would be that difficult.



The concept of a blanket pardon remains untested, anyway. Although, with the current SCrOTUS it's a no brainer which way that test would go.

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