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(29,580 posts)x 1000.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)loyalty but he is loyal to no one.
rzemanfl
(29,580 posts)use that expression while there are still some around that take change.
radical noodle
(8,016 posts)that it's good to pardon people who lie to the FBI.
LexVegas
(6,121 posts)PJMcK
(22,061 posts)Hasn't he already entered a guilty plea?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,718 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)The law firm that works for scooter has been rumored to be joining trumps legal team.
eleny
(46,166 posts)"...the man who authorized the special counsel in that case was none other than James Comey."
https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/13/politics/james-comey-scooter-libby/index.html
shanny
(6,709 posts)Thing is, I doubt if even Cheney's lackey wants the job.
Seedersandleechers
(3,044 posts)IronLionZion
(45,601 posts)bluestarone
(17,101 posts)jmowreader
(50,572 posts)Since no one who still has a reputation to defend will work for Trump, his only option to get help is to start bringing in known scum like Scooter Libby. Trump is probably trying to figure out how to bring James Watt and Ed Meese on board.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)Anyone who still believes Trump wouldn't betray him, anyway.
procon
(15,805 posts)Knowing that the Republicans are too cowed to challenge him, and the Democrats are toothless, he's daring Congress to try to stop him.
Skittles
(153,258 posts)2) he's sending the message that you can lie for him and he will pardon you
3) he is a fucking asshole
rzemanfl
(29,580 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,927 posts)that lying to the (evil, corrupt) FBI and obstructing justice are not major crimes, and if they keep their mouths shut, he might pardon them.
Cirque du So-What
(26,022 posts)on pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey?
Vinca
(50,323 posts)elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)Just being a dick?
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)People forget that he already pardoned Arpaio and everyone interpreted that as a "special message" for Manafort as well. Trump doesn't function on that kind of abstract level. He acts out of spite, rage, and fear.