Unless Obama has an ironclad agreement from Trump not to prosecute his commissars, a pardon of Hillary does him no real long term good. The quid pro quo with Hillary is that the embarrassing information the Clintons have on Obama stays secret if she is pardoned. However much of that information will be given up by the commissars to save themselves hard time if prosecuted. Also Trump is not happy with Obama and his behavior since the election. Also a large segment of Trump’s base is demanding that Hillary be held accountable. Yet Obama may have something on Trump that explains his recent behavior and reassures Obama that Trump will not prosecute his vulnerable and potentially talkative commissars.Bottom line: Obama pardons Clinton
-—Clinton family legal consigliere David Kendall, -—
Consigliere - LOL...they used the right word...
The problem with Hillary accepting a pardon is that this once invincible power couple would have the historic “distinction” of one being pardoned and the other being impeached. Not exactly the footnotes to a legacy you want.
My impression is that this is a fake news site(for real).
When there is no crime charged, how can you get a pardon?
If there is this blanket pardon in the next three weeks, four weeks from now the AG could find a crime and charge IMO. I think an AG could move toward then. How could there be a double jeopardy?
Also, how corrupt does Obama look pardoning Clinton’s for anything?
ANY crime Obama pardons would represent and acknowledge that Obama and the DNC knew of all along that Hillary was a criminal while running for President.
Is the president going to pardon a criminals known as Hillary and Bill Clinton who ran for Presidenr as Democrats? That will further destroy the Democrat party for what?
Pardon for what? I mean, she claims innocence of any crime.
It was mentioned in another thread that the crimes will still need to be investigated, even if Hillary is pardoned. Bottom line she is finished even if she avoids jail time. Being pardoned isn’t a very strong sales feature for ones persona.
There are scores of others involved in the Clintons’ activities. Unless they are all covered by the pardon, the investigation(s) may continue, and may result in the prosecution of those individuals. Either way, I think Trump should appoint an independent counsel and let nature take its course.
Then there is the problem of other countries granting immunity or not such as Haiti. Will they be so eager to grant the Clinton Crime family pardons after being ripped off for billions?
Perhaps not.
Will all parties get pardons for pedophilia as well?
The likelihood of a former First Lady and Presidential Candidate actually being convicted is highly unlikely. Any possible trial would be in either New York or Washington and you would never find a jury without at least one hold-out. On the other hand, a pardon would give a clear implication of guilt and more important, it would strip her of any protection from giving complete testimony in any civil, criminal, or investigative proceeding.
All of her associates, including her lawyers (Mills & Kendal), family (other than possibly her husband) aids (Huma)as well as those who bought influence would be at extreme jeopardy. I would love to see her brought as a state witness in a number of criminal proceedings where she could either tell the truth or face perjury charges. It would be of great benefit to the country to reestablish the principle that following orders of a corrupt leader does not excuse misconduct of others.
There is an empty room with a bath and a view at the Gray Bar Inn.
Obama is in “Destruction Mode”. Will he let her be utterly destroyed?
He’s done it to all our allies.
A pardon would not allow the Clinton Foundation to continue to operate as it did in the past. CF must be investigated and a pardon will not shield it from ongoing crimes such as influence peddling by foreign governments and any charity scams.
Criminal investigation of Reid is also on the horizon, and I suspect Podesta will end up in the crosshairs too. Sessions has to indict them all or see Trump undermined.
Hope the Clintons have a healthy insurance policy. Obama may decide that they’re not worth the trouble and disappear them in a tragic airplane accident.
On second thought, never mind.
Let Obama do it!
It will put one final massive blemish on his record and will simulataniously brand Hillary guilty. And a pardon by Obama will clear the way for Trump to pardon General Petraeus and others.
Go ahead. It makes it easier to prosecute you, Obama.