10mo ago

Trump urges judge to toss hush money case, citing Hunter Biden pardon

www.nbcnews.com

Gee, who didn't see that coming a million miles away.

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He was going to do this regardless. Like, we all get that right?
- Now he's just going to point and whine that he should be able to because Biden pardoned Hunter. I mean, I agree that he was going to at least try anyway, but this just allows him and his followers to use the "both sides" argument
"What about Hunter Biden?" was so old, it was a gag in the Netflix mocumentary "Death to 2020" that came out 4 years ago. And we're still hearing "What about Hunter Biden?". Ugh.
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Lol a pardon doesn't work for anyone but the pardoned person. Why is this even an argument?
- When you fling a tonne of shit at the wall, somethings bound to stick.
As president, could Trump pardon himself?
- Probably not. The Hush Money case is a state case, not a federal case. Presidential pardons (up till this point) are only valid for federal crimes.
- I would settle for house arrest with no access to social media posting.
  
  Some lawyer is gonna argue its unsafe for a former president to be in prison
  What, with his Secret Service bodyguards?
- Putting aside the specific matter of jurisdiction (state level cases require state level pardons), legal experts widely agree that the concept of a self-pardon does not exist in pretty much any body of law, ever, because it basically refutes the idea of there being a body of law.
  But, given that the supreme court decided that the president is a god-king emperor, the fact that he can't legally do it no longer really matters.
  
  But, given that the supreme court decided that the president is a god-king emperor, the fact that he can’t legally do it no longer really matters.
  That's what I was wondering about
- Trump accepting the pardon from himself means he's guilty but gets no consequences, sort of maintaining the status quo.
- Not the state case. He has the power at the federal level only.
He's convicted but not charged, does anyone really think it'll be bad politically to just pardon himself? Is sycophants don't care and clearly don't have memories past 4 years.
WTAF.

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