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  1. 02-18-2020, 02:34 PM #11
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    Maybe, it was just the punishment did not fit the crime?

    Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr. Urge President Trump To Pardon Rod Blagojevich

    July 16, 2019 at 1:25 pm


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  3. 02-18-2020, 02:37 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    This I disagree with
    I agree with it. Blago was approached and offered the chance to sell Obama's former senate seat. He did not commit to anything. He was set-up and the set-up failed, but they got him anyway. It was a completely dishonest prosecution.



    I think Trump should have pardoned him. Blago simply got his sentence shortened.

    This should have happened soon after he took office.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Padme View Post
    Maybe, it was just the punishment did not fit the crime?

    Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jesse Jackson Jr. Urge President Trump To Pardon Rod Blagojevich

    July 16, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Yes to pardon Blago…..means Jesse Jr would need to be pardoned.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    "cover up" -- c'mon man. Really, you can do better than that. You really have to work overtime to think that granting a pardon to ED, Jr. is a cover-up to the AG.
    Well, sensible people know how Trumpf thinks ... and of course to the chagrin of sensible people ...


    Known as 'Trumpf Thought' ... here, Trumpf is simply scoffing again at the Justice System ... from AG Barr who turned-out to be no Roy Cohn ... LOL ...

    .... but most likely as a threat to the Judge who is sentencing Roger Stone Thursday ... that Trumpf will simply commute Stones' sentence ...
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    Traditionally president's wait until they are leaving office to execute computations or pardons. Trump executes them just whenever he wants.
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    Quote Originally Posted by exotix View Post
    Well, sensible people know how Trumpf thinks ... and of course to the chagrin of sensible people ...


    Known as 'Trumpf Thought' ... here, Trumpf is simply scoffing again at the Justice System ... from AG Barr who turned-out to be no Roy Cohn ... LOL ...

    .... but most likely as a threat to the Judge who is sentencing Roger Stone Thursday ... that Trumpf will simply commute Stones' sentence ...
    Do you know the difference between a pardon and commutation?
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  9. 02-18-2020, 02:52 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by exotix View Post
    Well, sensible people know how Trumpf thinks ... and of course to the chagrin of sensible people … Known as 'Trumpf Thought' ... here, Trumpf is simply scoffing again at the Justice System ... from AG Barr who turned-out to be no Roy Cohn ... LOL … .... but most likely as a threat to the Judge who is sentencing Roger Stone Thursday ... that Trumpf will simply commute Stones' sentence ...
    Your guy granted clemency to a drug dealer from Youngstown. I don't want to hear about sensible people or scoffing at the justice system.
    Neither Trump nor Barr can be a threat to a federal judge, you know that right? It is his prerogative to commute or pardon someone. Agree with it or disagree with it -- it is his right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    Traditionally president's wait until they are leaving office to execute computations or pardons. Trump executes them just whenever he wants.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    Do you know the difference between a pardon and commutation?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_Donald_Trump

    List of people granted Executive Clemency and Pardoned by Donald Trump
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    Quote Originally Posted by Common View Post
    He tried to sell a US Senate seat Dave, the seat obama held, 7 yrs was too little imho
    Well, it didn't get much use when Obama had it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by exotix View Post
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...y_Donald_Trump

    List of people granted Executive Clemency and Pardoned by Donald Trump
    You don’t know the difference, huh?
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