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To: catnipman

catnipman wrote: “should the Dems win control of the government in 2028, President Trump absolutely must pardon himself and everyone whom he appointed to his administration with FULL Federal pardons for and any and all “crimes” they may or may not have committed prior to said pardons ... period ...”

Nice idea but there’s one little problem: Federal pardons issued by the president apply only to federal crimes; they do not apply to state or local crimes or to private civil lawsuits. Pardons for state crimes are handled by governors or a state pardon board.


16 posted on 01/28/2026 10:33:09 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DugwayDuke

at least it takes all the Fed crimes off the board ... It’s mostly a Dem Congress aided and abetted by a corrupt DoJ that would be the main fascist persecution vehicle ... full might of the DoJ and all of that: Biden DoJ would look like a church choir compared to what the Dems will do should they get back in charge of the FedGov ... Plus, MUCH harder to find any legitimate state crimes to charge former Fed officials with, esp. by the time any such BS convictions would reach SCOTUS ...


23 posted on 01/28/2026 12:00:51 PM PST by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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