Opinion: Mitt Romney Has a Point About Pardoning Trump

The Daily Beast ^ | May 17, 2024 | Matt Lewis

[where's_the_Outrage?]

This is the 1st plausible course of action I can remember hearing from mitt in years.

That said, it's BS to expect the rat party to take the high road.

[Ciaphas Cain]

Donald Trump poses an existential threat to liberal democracy

Stopped reading right there. That kind of hyperbole has grown tiresome.

He should have said "Donald Trump poses an existential threat to liberals" and it would have been more accurate.

[OakOak]

Biden ordered the Trump Raid.

Romney can’t figure that out.

[Nervous Tick]

>> Romney can’t figure that out.

Romney couldn’t find his ass with both hands and someone holding a flashlight for him.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

While I paused at the phrase, I decided it was true, Trump is a threat to “liberal democracy”, AKA the democrat party.

If it had said just “democracy” I would have probably done the same as you.

[eyedigress]

Romney can stuff his opinion into his magic underwear.

Trump needs no pardon.

This party doing this destruction is asking for war.

[frank ballenger]

I found the passage I vaguely remembered:

“Perhaps the most important is that the president can only pardon federal offenses; he cannot interfere with state prosecutions. Also, the pardoning power only extends to criminal offenses; it does not preclude civil actions.”
Brookings Institution.

[dfwgator]

Romney has a point, it’s on the top of his head.

[No name given]

Exactly.

[Dilbert San Diego]

I believe you’re right that Biden’s fingerprints are all over the legal actions against Trump.

But officially for the record, lackeys such as Karine Jean-Pierre tell us that the president did not know about the raid at Mar-A-Lago ,and the president has no input on any decisions made by the justice department.

[SaveFerris]

[Donald Trump poses an existential threat to liberal democracy

Stopped reading right there. That kind of hyperbole has grown tiresome.]

Yep. Always slanted to brainwash the idiots. I stopped right there as well.

[antceecee]

This is sick!

[maddog55]

Pardons are for guilty people.

[mabarker1]

There's NO REASON To pardon President Donald J. Trump BECAUSE HE HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG OR ILLEGAL !!!

[mmichaels1970]

Donald Trump poses an existential threat to liberal democracy; therefore, a reasonable reaction to his possible return to power has been to throw everything but the kitchen sink at him………….

……. to charging him with 88 criminal offenses in four criminal cases

So the Beast is at least admitting this is a political move.

[Dick Vomer]

The quisling Romney is pretending to “support” Trump.
He’s hoping for the long drop as opposed to the short drop when the people decide he’s been a traitor and backstabbing douche bag.

[Rlsau1]

I remember reading somewhere that the brain functions for 10-12 seconds after decapitation. I guess that means one sees and is aware of their severed head dropping in the basket. Ah, the French and la guillotine.

[navymom1]

When you say Rat Party, don’t you mean Uni Party? I mean Romney is the John McCain poster child for Uni Party Deep State. The Rats just love him.

[MayflowerMadam]

“the brain functions for 10-12 seconds after decapitation. I guess that means one sees and is aware of their severed head dropping in the basket.”

Yikes! That would totally ruin your day.

[kenmcg]

Pardon for what? Trump has not committed a crime. Taking a pardon would in effect justify the RAT witch-hunt.