Posted on 06/15/2018 12:24:42 PM PDT by Mariner
In one of his most forceful attacks on the special counsel yet, Rudy Giuliani on Friday claimed the Russia investigation could get “cleaned up” with pardons from President Trump in light Paul Manafort being sent to jail.
“When the whole thing is over, things might get cleaned up with some presidential pardons,” the former New York mayor told the Daily News.
Giuliani’s stunning remark came hours after a Washington, D.C., judge revoked Manafort’s bail and ordered him to remain behind bars while awaiting his September trial on charges relating to his shady pro-Russian business dealings in Ukraine. The ruling came after Robert Mueller’s investigators alleged Manafort had attempted to tamper with witnesses in the Russia investigation.
Giuliani, who worked as a federal prosecutor for nearly a decade, claimed he had seen no evidence to warrant Manafort being sent to jail.
“I don’t understand the justification for putting him in jail,” Giuliani, 74, said. “You put a guy in jail if he’s trying to kill witnesses, not just talking to witnesses.”
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I believe that's exactly what Rudy just did.
“Wait for it.....Obstruction!”
Let them make that case in the House and Senate.
Trump is no more impeachable than Obama was.
Nope. You can pardon in advance.
Must wait until formally convicted before a pardon can be granted.
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Normally, this is true. But the poor bastid IS IN JAIL RIGHT NOW.
Was he “formally convicted”? Hell, he didn’t even get a freaking trial.
The Politburo has spoken. Let it be so.
“Rudy needs to shut up.”
I thought it a brilliant political move.
“I believe the legal term for that is “obstruction of justice”.”
I agree, but Rudy’s signal should give these abused men the notion that the President has their backs. I get really angry when I realize that ALL of this is due to Sessions recusal, coupled with Rosenschmeckel’s treasonous acts.
Ford pardoned Nixon for any crimes he might have committed while President.
If the President if innocent of any wrong doing then why the need to have their back? If these men are being charged for their own illegal actions then where is a pardon justified?
Rudy is always tipping Trump’s hand.
Mueller is deputizing state court prosecutors as assistant attorneys general so they may indict in state or federal court.
Trump cannot pardon state crimes
Rudy is an embarrassment. Very indiscreet
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=72360
...I, Andrew Johnson President of the United States, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by the Constitution and in the name of the sovereign people of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare unconditionally and without reservation, to all and to every person who, directly or indirectly, participated in the late insurrection or rebellion a full pardon and amnesty for the offense of treason against the United States or of adhering to their enemies during the late civil war...
The Muller probe has been proven to be a fake news Witch Hunt, on par with the Catline Consipracy in the hall of democratic outrages .
Trump,would be perfectly within his rights and justified to order the immediate arrest and detention of Mueller and his lackeys and s blanket pardon to all those troubled by his satanic spree
Kind of specious of Mueller. Once deputized by the feds they can only act in federal cases. The states attorneys can do their own thing in their own state.
“If the President if innocent of any wrong doing then why the need to have their back? If these men are being charged for their own illegal actions then where is a pardon justified?”
Oh come on DD, they are where they are today because Mueller is trying to use indictments for prior acts “as a criminal inducement” to have them turn on the President. Neither you nor I have any idea just what either of these men might “offer” in exchange for Mueller’s “dropping of all charges” against them! People faced with long prison sentences will lie like rugs to keep themselves free from incarceration. What would you do to keep from going to jail for the rest of your life?
“Must wait until formally convicted before a pardon can be granted. None of the bigwigs in campaign have been convicted yet. All charges have nothing to do with Trump campaign.”
Where the hell were you when Ford pardoned Nixon?
It may yet be; I suppose we will see. :)
He has a pattern lately of shooting his mouth off. Maybe I just have an antipathy to him because of he is an authoritarian statist.
“If the President if innocent of any wrong doing then why the need to have their back? “
Because they are being persecuted because of their relationship with Trump.
Something never-Trumpers don’t understand.
“Trump cannot pardon state crimes”
Sure he can.
Murders and petty drug crimes are pardoned all the time.
Kardashian’s special project was a state-only offender and Trump just pardoned her.
Something never-Trumpers don’t understand.
President Trump has said time and again that he did nothing wrong. I don't have any reason not to believe him, so there is nothing Cohen and Manafort can do to implicate him. Any criminal charges they get hit with are due to their own malfeasance, and the trouble they are in are their own fault. The President owes them nothing in that regard.
Yes he can do that. why would you say other wise?
no Doj representing the prez, may as well pardon all except the coup for lunch bunch
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