Trump about to pardon someone ‘very, very important’

[Kentonio]

Trump says he will pardon someone 'very, very important' Tuesday

Ok, so place your bets, who will this very, very important person be? He says it won’t be Snowden or Flynn, so the field is otherwise wide open!

 

[sparow]

Trump says he will pardon someone 'very, very important' Tuesday

Ok, so place your bets, who will this very, very important person be? He says it won’t be Snowden or Flynn, so the field is otherwise wide open!

He may pardon Michelle Obama.

 

[Nithavela]

 

[Kentonio]

Did he pardon Manafort yet? I lose track.

 

[KCfromNC]

Trump says he will pardon someone 'very, very important' Tuesday

Ok, so place your bets, who will this very, very important person be? He says it won’t be Snowden or Flynn, so the field is otherwise wide open!

Himself?

 

[Kentonio]

Himself?

I think we both know if it was himself he’d use far more of a superlative than just ‘very, very important’.

 

[Hmm]

Well, if he's definitely said it won't be Snowden and ruled that out categorically then my guess is that it's Snowden.

 

[Albion]

Well, if he's definitely said it won't be Snowden and ruled that out categorically then my guess is that it's Snowden.

I would bet almost anything that it will not be him. But whoever it is, a lot of handwringing will take place and a lot of fake outrage will be vented, even though prior presidents pardoned hundreds of people.

 

[chevyontheriver]

Well, if he's definitely said it won't be Snowden and ruled that out categorically then my guess is that it's Snowden.

It should be Snowden.

 

[Arcangl86]

I would bet almost anything that it will not be him. But whoever it is, a lot of handwringing will take place and a lot of fake outrage will be vented, even though prior presidents pardoned hundreds of people.

It's not about the amounts of pardons, it's about who he chooses to pardon. Every single person he's pardoned he's either had a connection to, was a Republican cause celebre, or a big celebrity advocated for to him.

 

[Albion]

It's not about the amounts of pardons, it's about who he chooses to pardon. .

Very well, I should have included in my comments a reference to the fact that prior presidents pardoned both unsavory characters and personal friends and benefactors.

Look it up--Obama's list, for example. You may be surprised.

 

[Hank77]

It's just another diversion tactic. Look here, don't look there.

 

[Arcangl86]

Very well, I should have included in my comments a reference to the fact that prior presidents pardoned both unsavory characters and personal friends and benefactors.

Look it up--Obama's list, for example. You may be surprised.

And those pardons were criticized when they happened. But they didn't make up every single pardon like Trumps have so far. Pardons are supposed to correct injustice, not be given as a gift to who every catches the eyes of the President, and that is the appearance of Trump's pardons so far.

 

[Tom 1]

Trump says he will pardon someone 'very, very important' Tuesday

Ok, so place your bets, who will this very, very important person be? He says it won’t be Snowden or Flynn, so the field is otherwise wide open!

The Count of Monte Cristo maybe. Or someone else he thinks is real or still alive. He probably saw something in a cartoon or on Fox that he thinks would make good publicity.

 

[durangodawood]

I would bet almost anything that it will not be him. But whoever it is, a lot of handwringing will take place and a lot of fake outrage will be vented, even though prior presidents pardoned hundreds of people.

The number doesnt matter.

One thing that does matter a lot is: did the felon do you personal favors? Thats why the Mark Rich pardon was so bad, and the Stone pardon even worse.

 

[Albion]

And those pardons were criticized when they happened.

There was some, yes. So why not wait to see how CNN, the NYTimes, et al handle this? And why is this thread even here at this time, before any pardon has been issued? We know the answer to that.

We recently saw the case of Roger Stone, who was as deserving of a commutation--NOT A PARDON, mind you--as anyone could be. So what happened there? Exactly the kind of thing I was referring to in post #8.

 

[Belk]

Given his propensity for plagiarism my money is on Richard Nixon.

 

[Fantine]

Ghislane Maxwell? In case "wishing her well" isn't enough?

 

[iluvatar5150]

Is it too early to pardon the turkey?

 

[durangodawood]

He will pardon Dr. Fauci for his role in creating this terrible pandemic.