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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Presidents have immunity, then why have they had pardons after leaving office, to avoid the law?
Will Clarence recuse himself from this case, his wife was lobbying Trump's Thief of Staff to keep him in office, no matter what?
malaise
(270,433 posts)Great question
Slobby is effed! The end is nigh!
Bluethroughu
(5,248 posts)to be Pardoned after leaving office, after tricky.
hedda_foil
(16,393 posts)Please don't state guesses as facts. Not on DU. Never, never, NEVVVVERRRR!!!!!
Ok?
Bluethroughu
(5,248 posts)and didn't Bush and Cheney want pardons for lying us into a war in Iraq.
It just seems an intitialment that most of the Republican party has zero shame throwing around .
I wasn't trying to be technical. I don't hear Democratic Administrations' talking about pardoning members of their party or Presidents after committing crimes.
redqueen
(115,113 posts)Nor was Kissinger, Rumsfeld, Cheney...
never have pardoned Nixon.
malaise
(270,433 posts)A ReTHUG president thought it was necessary then😀
Mr.Bill
(24,438 posts)he will only be there until the next republican president is sworn in. With the possible exception of Chris Christie.
Bluethroughu
(5,248 posts)He raised his hand early in the debates, when asked who would vote for rump if he was the nominee.
He's just wants to be President, not really govern...remember Bridge-gate.
Bluethroughu
(5,248 posts)It was part of a Legislative, administrative or accidentally enforced because legal council allowed it and then they should be sanctioned.
WarGamer
(12,816 posts)waiting if/when he's convicted in a Federal Court.
Bluethroughu
(5,248 posts)Scary.
krawhitham
(4,653 posts)Writing a get out of jail card on toilet paper from mar-a-lago will not work
Mr.Bill
(24,438 posts)from a case even if he was the defendant.
krawhitham
(4,653 posts)I not saying POTUS is above the law, but Ford pardoning Nixon means nothing. It's just Ford thought Nixon would need a Pardon, he could have simply been wrong