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Dinesh D'Souza? Really?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/opinion/dinesh-dsouza-trump-pardons.htmlDinesh DSouza? Really?
By The Editorial Board
May 31, 2018
The handful of pardons that President Trump has granted so far may appear to be scattershot, but theyre beginning to show a distinct pattern not just of who he believes is worthy of mercy, but of how he thinks about the justice system as a whole and about his power to bend it to his will.
On Thursday, Mr. Trump pardoned Dinesh DSouza, the right-wing troll known for, among other things, posting racist tweets about President Barack Obama, spreading the lie that George Soros was a Nazi collaborator and writing that the American slave was treated like property, which is to say, pretty well.
In 2014, Mr. DSouza pleaded guilty to making illegal campaign contributions, although he claimed that he had been targeted for political reasons. Last year, President Trump fired Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor who handled Mr. DSouzas case. KARMA IS A BITCH, Mr. DSouza exulted on Twitter Thursday, with his trademark graciousness. Mr. Bharara, he added, wanted to destroy a fellow Indian American to advance his career. Then he got fired & I got pardoned.
Mr. Trump, who told reporters that Mr. DSouza was very unfairly treated, has the authority to pardon anyone he likes, for almost any reason. But pardons send a message. What message can we take from Mr. Trumps executive clemency?
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Dinesh D'Souza? Really? (Original Post)
dalton99a
May 2018
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Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)1. The govt. isn't his.
We pay the bills. He has decorum and rules to follow bc he in his capacity represents everyone of us. See Pres. Obama. I sure miss that guy.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,719 posts)2. He thinks it is.
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)3. Why? We are not even close to Thanksgiving.