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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLooks like the Madman is itching for a pardon of Stone and Manafort
Based on his tweets and retweets last nightdecrying the supposed injustice of Stones conviction and potentially years long imprisonment, and then spreading doubt on the black ledger that showed Manafort receiving illegal payments from the corrupt and pro-Kremlin ex-leader of Ukraine.
Thing is, with almost everyone left in the White House being sniveling Yes-Men, he might very well do it, and sooner than later. Flynn too, and probably a pardon for Papadopolous, who quickly cut a deal but then claimed he didnt.
Probably not Rick Gates, though, as he substantially complied with Mueller. Ditto for Michael Cohen.
Botany
(70,581 posts)Trump without any proof will claimed they were framed on bullshit charges and pardon them,
work with Russia to rig the election, and all this will because the senate GOP gave him a free
pass instead of a real trial.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)Many people are saying that. I'm not saying it, but many people are.
Just don't tell Donnie, ok?
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)So hell be tempted to reward them for their loyalty.
Botany
(70,581 posts)I don't know how much Flynn gave up but with Bill Barr and a new Trump friendly US Attorney
I have read he will do no time for selling out America to Russia. After the republican senate
voted to let Trump walk on his multiple crimes he now thinks not only is he above the law but
that he is the law.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)he could have pardoned him any time over the past few years.
Botany
(70,581 posts)At least that is what I think and I have never been wrong.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)he's going to pardon himself and everybody around him for the Nixonian "Crimes They MAY have comitted"
Hopefully, he will lose the self pardon issue, but I don't think they could stop him pardoning everybody else.
Botany
(70,581 posts)Hopefully the charges in N.Y. state stick and Donny can't pardon those charges.
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)to prevent Trump from being indicted at the state level.
PRETZEL
(3,245 posts)Manafort, maybe slightly more than 50/50
Flynn, Papadopolous, and Gates no chance in hell. Trump could care less about them.