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Why Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio isn’t like most presidential pardons (Impeachable offense!)
WaPo ^ | August 26, 2017 | Andrew Rudalevige

Posted on 08/26/2017 9:52:17 AM PDT by Seizethecarp

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To: Olog-hai

No one. And we are on the hook for all it’s medical bills forever per the terms of the deal.


41 posted on 08/26/2017 10:23:51 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Seizethecarp

This learned professor should re-take 8th grade Civics. If a president wants to pardon hundreds of drug dealers (looks at Barry), he can. A pardon for Joe is a no brainer.


42 posted on 08/26/2017 10:26:13 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Seizethecarp

Reminds me of Bill Clinton when he pardoned criminals for donations to his PAC.

Then there was Governor Ray down in Tennessee years ago...for a few dollars you could get out of prison.
Then there was Obama’s drug suppliers sprung from prison.


43 posted on 08/26/2017 10:26:15 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: Seizethecarp

Trump should publicly offer Hillary Clinton a pardon for violation of the espionage act and treason.

If she doesn’t accept it, he should tell Jeff Sessions to impanel a grand jury.


44 posted on 08/26/2017 10:33:16 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: Seizethecarp

Trump should publicly offer Hillary Clinton a pardon for violation of the espionage act and treason.

If she doesn’t accept it, he should tell Jeff Sessions to impanel a grand jury.


45 posted on 08/26/2017 10:33:17 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (Freep mail me if you want to be on my Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Ping list.)
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To: conservative98

Don’t forget Mark Rich.


46 posted on 08/26/2017 10:36:05 AM PDT by ex91B10
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To: Seizethecarp

All this hubbub over a misdemeanor..

“Justice GONE Wild” ,, or what?


47 posted on 08/26/2017 10:36:19 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Seizethecarp
Do you really want to review recent Presidential pardons,Skippy? How about *very* recent ones?
48 posted on 08/26/2017 10:37:38 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (ObamaCare Works For Those Who Don't.)
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To: Seizethecarp

But Bill “The Rapist” Clinton pardoning Marc Rich for $$$$$s was perfectly OK because Democrat Presidents have the power to pardon anybody they please for any reason or no reason at all.


49 posted on 08/26/2017 10:46:51 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ( "If fascism ever comes to America, it will be called liberalism." --Ronald Reagan)
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To: Seizethecarp

Where was the Washington Post’s outrage when Clinton pardoned fugitive Marc Rich the day before he left office? Rich had been indicted, but never even had a trial because he fled the country. Charges were never filed against Clinton for this controversial pardon. At least Sheriff Arpaio had received his trial decision. The left can go pound salt.


50 posted on 08/26/2017 10:47:03 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Seizethecarp

There is NO ACTION Trump could make, including his involuntary muscular actions in his internal organs, that the Left wouldn’t want him impeached for.


51 posted on 08/26/2017 10:48:41 AM PDT by Yaelle (We have a Crisis of Information in this country. Our enemies hold the megaphone.)
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To: Seizethecarp

Joe was railroaded. Trump did right. He should now extend a judicial review of the judge who did this.


52 posted on 08/26/2017 10:48:44 AM PDT by CodeToad (Victorious warriors WIN first, then go to war! Go TRUMP!!!)
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To: Bon mots

Lol!!!


53 posted on 08/26/2017 10:53:05 AM PDT by silverleaf (We voted for change, not leftover change)
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To: Seizethecarp

Andrew, president Trump is not going to be impeached.

Now go play with yourself.

5.56mm


54 posted on 08/26/2017 10:54:18 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: ilgipper

“The two previous democrat presidents pardoned terrorists and those who committed espionage.”

Hmmm.... Seems like way more than a double standard here! /s


55 posted on 08/26/2017 10:56:27 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
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To: Seizethecarp
he shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States

I don't see were the Constitution mentions judiciary regarding Presidential Pardons.

56 posted on 08/26/2017 10:57:22 AM PDT by Lockbox
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To: jjotto
"Any presidential action that enough of the House and Senate dislike enough to answer to their voters is an impeachable offense."

It also requires sufficiently working sets of Republican gonads, which were completely lacking when a traitorous islamo-Demonicrat was squatting in the Oval Office.

57 posted on 08/26/2017 10:58:16 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: Seizethecarp

The Progressive Left searching for any reason to impeach DJT. Sheriff Joe followed Federal Law and was railroaded by the Obama administration because it differed with their ideas to allow illegal aliens free reign in Arizona.
Then there’s the fact that Joe went after the president about his cover up of the Birth certificate that was found to be a forgery.


58 posted on 08/26/2017 10:59:26 AM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: grania

“I always thought a reason for the Presidential pardon to exist is to protect citizens when other aspects behave unjustly to them. It’s checks and balances.”

Gee... Why has this point not been brought up by any of the lib constitutional scholars?


59 posted on 08/26/2017 11:00:27 AM PDT by Seizethecarp
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To: Seizethecarp

Pure, undiluted urine. Nothing but a scurrilous hit-piece by a repeatedly discredited anti-Trump bullhorn. Screw this article, its author, and all like ‘em.


60 posted on 08/26/2017 11:05:18 AM PDT by Gargantua (The wheel is spinnin' and it can't slow down... ;^)
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