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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
(269,114 posts)Great question
Slobby is effed! The end is nigh!
Bluethroughu
(5,173 posts)to be Pardoned after leaving office, after tricky.
hedda_foil
(16,375 posts)Please don't state guesses as facts. Not on DU. Never, never, NEVVVVERRRR!!!!!
Ok?
Bluethroughu
(5,173 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
(115,103 posts)Nor was Kissinger, Rumsfeld, Cheney...
never have pardoned Nixon.
malaise
(269,114 posts)A ReTHUG president thought it was necessary then😀
Mr.Bill
(24,311 posts)he will only be there until the next republican president is sworn in. With the possible exception of Chris Christie.
Bluethroughu
(5,173 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
(5,173 posts)It was part of a Legislative, administrative or accidentally enforced because legal council allowed it and then they should be sanctioned.
WarGamer
(12,462 posts)waiting if/when he's convicted in a Federal Court.
Bluethroughu
(5,173 posts)Scary.
krawhitham
(4,645 posts)Writing a get out of jail card on toilet paper from mar-a-lago will not work
Mr.Bill
(24,311 posts)from a case even if he was the defendant.
krawhitham
(4,645 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