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Gothmog
(145,218 posts)ecstatic
(32,701 posts)everyone agreed that trump and his conspirators could be tried in NY if he issued a federal pardon?!
House of Roberts
(5,169 posts)Otherwise no double jeopardy.
SWBTATTReg
(22,118 posts)cahoots w/ (he even denied knowing them, despite being in a photo w/ one of them)...
Liar and destructor of justice...
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)SWBTATTReg
(22,118 posts)them all of the time. This is one of the things I worry about, that RUMP will pardon some of these reprehensible persons who killed and pillaged victims in NYC and the like. I know that the FBI did a number on them (the mob) but I'm am sure quite a few of them stayed out of sight/out of mind and still are operating.
Looking at the list of pardons that RUMP has already issued, this is going to be one of the hot spots that RUMP is going to have serious issues in justifying.
Take care...
MattP
(3,304 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)and demand they close this loophole ASAP!!!!!!!! Pick up a phone, send a letter, do something/anything!
Gothmog
(145,218 posts)NY has a strange double jeopardy law that needs to be changed https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/citing-dsouza-pardon-ny-ag-repeats-call-to-change-double-jeopardy-law
Trump announced earlier Thursday that he would pardon conservative troll Dinesh DSouza, who in 2014 pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.
President Trumps latest pardon makes crystal clear his willingness to use his pardon power to thwart the cause of justice, rather than advance it, Underwood wrote. By pardoning Dinesh DSouza, President Trump is undermining the rule of law by pardoning a political supporter who is an unapologetic convicted felon.
At issue is Article 40 of the states Criminal Procedure Law, which, aside from certain exceptions, prevents state prosecution of crimes for which an individual has pleaded guilty or faced jury trial in any other jurisdiction, including federal court. Slates Jed Shugerman explained the law in more depth last month.
First it was Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Underwood wrote. Then it was Scooter Libby. Now its Dinesh DSouza. We cant afford to wait to see who will be next. Lawmakers must act now to close New Yorks double jeopardy loophole and ensure that anyone who evades federal justice by virtue of a politically expedient pardon can be held accountable if they violate New York law.
Eric Schniederman, who resigned as New York attorney general earlier this month after the New Yorker published detailed allegations of abuse by him, called for the same change in state law last month.