Puzzled by this week’s pardons. Why are surely-guilty officials & bureaucrats being favored by Trump?
I’ll trust, but these are concerning.
What Trump is doing here is the equivalent of leaving a horse’s head in the FBI’s bed.
Basically he’s sending a message that any case touched by Comey or Mueller was likely tainted, and he is going to use his pardon power to preserve justice regardless of party affiliation.
Corrupt though he may be, Blago still has influence with many Democrats. He will convince at least some to vote for Trump. This is an ingenious infiltration and undermining of the Democrat voter pool.
I think it’s called fairness. These people served time.
But, it doesn’t matter. Fact is, this president does it during an election year, not ten minutes before leaving office like the rest.
gutsy guy, even the midget judge Amalfitano agreed.
Trump-o-crat! I like that...
I think in Blagojevich’s case, it was a commutation, not a pardon.
Trump is putting a thumb in their eye here. The folks that over sentenced Blago are the same Mueller pirates that tried to railroad Trump.
“I’ll trust, but these are concerning.”
Isn’t that special. We have a concern here.
Saw this posted yesterday...
These kinds of decisions or more involved than just black and white. There’s any number of reasons why Trump would do this.
1. It will force the demoRATS to condemn the commutation of one of their own.
2. It is a gesture of goodwill that will take the wind out of the democRATS sails about Trump being so partisan and without compassion.
3. It will soften the political crowd up for the pardoning Flynn and Stone, who I think he will fee.
4. It is a backhanded slap at Mueller and Comey (via his buddy Gregory Craig) who put Blagojevich in prison.
5. Blago may have evidence that Obama was involved in the corruption because he was negotiating to get Valarie Jarrett into his old US Senate seat at the time Blago got caught.
Your question does need a response. Yes, these people were guilty - but what Trump did was to recognize the excessive number of years that they were given for offenses which did not threaten the lives of an other Americans.
I’m really puzzled by your comment. Did you bother to look at the list of pardons and commutations or are you just too lazy?
I suggest you inform yourself before posting. .
Middle finger to the Justice Department?
None of them were convicted of violent crimes, Trump is trying to reform the prison system and these pardons, along with deceased boxer Jack Johnson and Alice Johnson are examples of his resolve.
The MSM is totally ignoring the other pardons or commutations of Tynice Hall, a black woman who has served 14 years in prison, Crystal Munoz, an Hispanic woman who was sentenced to 15 years but has served 12 for selling marijuana.......