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CNN: It 'Seems Clear' That 'Trump Unchained' Will Pardon Himself
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 11/26/2020 6:35:42 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest

Predicting a historic presidential move, based solely on a retweet: really Alisyn?

On CNN's New Day on Thursday morning, co-host Alisyn Camerota, referencing President Trump's retweet of Rep. Matt Gaetz's tweet suggesting that the president pardon himself, said:

"It seems clear this is going to happen."

"Clear?" Camerota offered no evidence beyond the retweet in support of her bold assertion.

Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alisyncamerota; cnn; pardons; presidenttrump
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To: MountainWalker

“I think the president can only pardon a specific charged crime”

IIRC Ford’s pardon of Nixon was unconditional.


21 posted on 11/26/2020 7:04:27 PM PST by beef (Use a VPN, use Tor, and get a shortwave radio. Oh, and ACAB- All Commies Are Bastards)
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To: Shadow44

He damn sure should pardon himself for any charges that might arise against him for past conduct. If it is legally possible, regardless of how outrageous of an act the Dems think it may be they could never hate him anymore than they already do. So in a way he has a free pass and a free ride for the next couple months. He should have some of THEM arrested even if they get off just to make their lives miserable. He should also bomb the nuclear facility at Natanz in Iran to smithereens. With a nuke. Ok, a tactical nuke, but a nuke nonetheless. That may push the Dems over the edge they are already teetering on.


22 posted on 11/26/2020 7:08:54 PM PST by Rainwave ("Work out your OWN salvation with fear and trembling")
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

If you jugheads would educate yourself instead of saying what someone told you to say or you copied what someone else said ...you’d be smart once in your life!
you do not know how infantile and copycat you are! you grow with your ignorance because you do not know of which you speak... just what you hear from more idiots on your side.

you think because you might have a college degree in something and maybe you have a job... that you are something special on the line of smarts.... think again.... you are dumb on everything else... you do know how to insult .... but there are no degrees for that.. otherwise. just dumb.. and you do not know how much!


23 posted on 11/26/2020 7:11:53 PM PST by frnewsjunkie (WH)
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To: Jamestown1630

I don’t know, but the left is being extremely innovative in finding ways to destroy people with the legal system, so I think he’s more than justified in doing it regardless.


24 posted on 11/26/2020 7:14:46 PM PST by Shadow44
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Here’s the transcript.

CNN
New Day
11/26/20
7:21 am ET

ALISYN CAMEROTA: He re-tweeted a suggestion from Congressman Matt Gaetz last night that he pardon himself. It seems clear this is going to happen.

. . .

ASTEAD HERNDON: We also know that this is a president that has not made any deference, and at every turn flouted kind the kind of presidential norms around pardons, and just basically around the office in general.

So I don’t think that that’s something that’s going to sway him: the idea that that is not something that presidents have done before, and that is not something that has usually been seen as their role. But we are in a stage now where, as a kind of a, you know, Trump Unchained in this last couple months.

ELIE HONIG: You theoretically can issue a blanket pardon, but only looking backwards. In other words, you cannot say, this person, or I, am pardoned for anything I might do in the future. But the president could try to issue himself a pardon saying, I’m covered for anything I’ve ever done up until this moment.

If he does that, it will be a historic moment, in the bad sense. It will be a permanent mark on his history. And it will be very legally debatable whether it’s even constitutionally valid to pardon yourself. I think the stronger argument, actually, is that that would be invalid. But if anyone’s ever going to try it, this is the president.

Alisyn Camerota
Campaigns & Elections


25 posted on 11/26/2020 7:17:15 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Pardon himself? For what and from what?!
26 posted on 11/26/2020 7:22:07 PM PST by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: Shadow44

Well, I think MountainWalker in post 13 is correct.


27 posted on 11/26/2020 7:22:17 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Orange hair is illegal.


28 posted on 11/26/2020 7:24:35 PM PST by sasquatch
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

My opinion of Alisyn’s pov is unprintable.


29 posted on 11/26/2020 7:29:42 PM PST by sauropod (Let them eat kale. I will not comply. Sic semper evello mortem tyrannis. This is how Democracy dies.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Pardon himself for what?


30 posted on 11/26/2020 7:34:55 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: Gene Eric

I think I read a rumor somewhere last week, that they may be poised to sell the network.

I guess with Fox also selling out, the liberal media is maybe going to start getting pretty catty.


31 posted on 11/26/2020 7:38:01 PM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam)
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To: MountainWalker
"I think the president can only pardon a specific charged crime"

Source?

32 posted on 11/26/2020 7:43:48 PM PST by Jeepers43
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Lefties say there’s an indictment waiting with southern district of NY...


33 posted on 11/26/2020 7:56:41 PM PST by TiGuy22
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Pardon? For what crime?


34 posted on 11/26/2020 8:03:01 PM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Jamestown1630

Not correct..but as far as I know not challenged at SCOTUS

See Nixon’s pardon.


35 posted on 11/26/2020 8:03:43 PM PST by RummyChick (I blame Kushner.)
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To: cba123

Heard the same.

The financial guru, Kennard, that held Dominion will be heading up ATT — Bloomberg


36 posted on 11/26/2020 8:03:53 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: RummyChick

btw, Trump could also do what Carter did. Broad Amnesty


37 posted on 11/26/2020 8:06:05 PM PST by RummyChick (I blame Kushner.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The TrollMaster has them all atwitter.


38 posted on 11/26/2020 8:07:10 PM PST by kanawa ((Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel)))
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Pardon me, excuse me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys4JFRFRkpY


39 posted on 11/26/2020 8:07:43 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: RummyChick

Doesn’t it make sense, then, that every president would do it?


40 posted on 11/26/2020 8:09:22 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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