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Key Senate Democrat warns Trump not to attempt to pardon Manafort
Reuters ^ | August 21, 2018 | by Reuters Staff

Posted on 08/21/2018 2:24:21 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

U.S. Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over a possible pardon for his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.

“Any attempt by the President to pardon Mr. Manafort or interfere in the investigation into his campaign would be a gross abuse of power and require immediate action by Congress,” Warner said in a statement.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 115th; alexandria; demagogicparty; markwarner; paulmanafort; trumppardons; tsellisiii; virginia; witchhunt
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To: jdsteel
The Constitution says POTUS can pardon any crime “in these United States”. Not just federal crimes.

No, it says "Offenses against the United States" (Art. II, sec. 2), which means federal crimes only.

81 posted on 08/21/2018 3:10:21 PM PDT by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ooooo he bad.


82 posted on 08/21/2018 3:10:34 PM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Has there been a verdict?


83 posted on 08/21/2018 3:14:28 PM PDT by vpintheak (Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
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To: arrogantsob

Is it a warning or a threat?
I’m sure President Trump is really scared!


84 posted on 08/21/2018 3:14:56 PM PDT by conservativesister
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To: Paladin2
“BWWWaaah... There are but 5 or 6 Senators with “intelligence”.”

Yep.

85 posted on 08/21/2018 3:15:55 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Seems like extortion to me. If we had an AG and not Sleepy sessions, that jackass would be facing criminal charges.


86 posted on 08/21/2018 3:16:43 PM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Mark Warner...trying to become the Adam Schiff of the Senate.


87 posted on 08/21/2018 3:17:32 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Can’t wait until after 2018 and we have some more Trump Senators and a more conservative House!


88 posted on 08/21/2018 3:17:35 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Love these WARNINGS don’t you?


89 posted on 08/21/2018 3:19:30 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

>>>Any attempt by the President to pardon Mr. Manafort or interfere in the investigation into his campaign would be a gross abuse of power and require immediate action by Congress,”<<<

Sneaky guy, trying to link the Manafort Trial with the Russian Collusion Investigation which half of all Registered Democrats think is true.

Of course they have nothing to do with each other, the Manafort Trial dealing with things back to 2005, but why let Facts interfere with Leftist Democrat Wet Dreams.


90 posted on 08/21/2018 3:20:02 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Threatening Trump is actively courting danger. Stupid misguided senators should be seen and not heard .. especially with their head up their butts.. it muffles their sole message which is.. Impeach Trump!!


91 posted on 08/21/2018 3:20:40 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Marc Rich was unavailable for comment.


92 posted on 08/21/2018 3:21:02 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: The Antiyuppie

You are wrong; 99.9 percent of them would go to prison or be hanged.
That 1 percent that wouldn’t be convicted is that mythical congress critter that died 12 seconds after he/she got elected.


93 posted on 08/21/2018 3:21:56 PM PDT by 5th MEB (Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
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To: ridesthemiles

No apparent connection.


94 posted on 08/21/2018 3:25:28 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Popman

Manafort was prosecuted only because he worked for Trump. His prosecution was politically motivated & he is a political prisoner.

Totally selective justice is not justice.


95 posted on 08/21/2018 3:26:21 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump should do it just to piss in these liberals bowl of Fruit Loops. Warner and et al are all bark but no bite.


96 posted on 08/21/2018 3:32:23 PM PDT by Ron H. (Pray unceasingly - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
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To: lee martell

Oh no, even prior to conviction, even prior to indictment...consider Ford and Nixon.


97 posted on 08/21/2018 3:39:47 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: RoseofTexas

“Bastards have been emboldened while our side at the hill cower in fear!”

I used to think they were on “our side”.....they are actually complicit with the left.


98 posted on 08/21/2018 3:41:28 PM PDT by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I volunteer to do a “gross abuse” of Warner’s face.


99 posted on 08/21/2018 3:43:04 PM PDT by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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To: Blue House Sue

I think he may have already been pardoned. We learn in tomorrow’s tweets.


100 posted on 08/21/2018 3:43:58 PM PDT by libh8er
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