Posted on 12/11/2024 4:08:17 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Bill Clinton advised against Biden issuing preemptive pardons amid fears of Trump-led investigations into political opponents.
Former President Bill Clinton expressed his opposition to the idea of President Joe Biden issuing preemptive pardons for his wife, Hillary Clinton, or others who might be the subject of investigations under the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump.
“I hope he won’t do that,” Clinton said during an appearance on The View on Dec. 11 when asked if Biden should consider pardons for Hillary Clinton or others supposedly at risk of prosecution under the Trump administration.
“Most of us get out of this world ahead of where we'd get if all we got was simple justice,” he said. “[It’s] normally a fool’s errand to spend a lot of time trying to get even.”
Clinton added that he does not believe any potential charges brought against his wife would be valid, arguing she did nothing wrong in her handling of emails during her time at the U.S. State Department, a matter of considerable attention and controversy.
A three-year investigation by the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security found 38 individuals responsible for 91 security violations involving Hillary Clinton’s private email server but no evidence of systemic or deliberate mishandling of classified information. The FBI probe resulted in no charges, though former director James Comey criticized Clinton’s “extremely careless” handling of sensitive information.
Bill Clinton’s advice on avoiding preemptive pardons came in response to a question whether it would be a good move on Biden’s part to preemptively pardon “any potential targets,” including Hillary Clinton, who “apparently is on Kash Patel’s list.”
Patel, who Trump nominated to serve as the next FBI director, said in an interview several months ago that he doesn’t have a “hit list” of people he thinks should...
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“Lock her up!! I’m free!”
LOLOL!!!
I thought it was the Bee°
Bribery, data security, extortion, perjury, and theft; to name a few; is all.
>> preemptive pardons
Is this Constitutional?
BENGHAZI, also.
So, basically Bill said that Hillary is a criminal?
Am I reading that right????
They don’t have to find that classified information was divulged to call it a crime.
Having the info unsecured is a crime. PROSECUTE HER!
“>> preemptive pardons
Is this Constitutional?”
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See Ford’s pardon of Richard Nixon for the precedent.
“PS: Please don’t throw me in dat briar patch neither!”
- WJC
appreciated
No, he said Arkancide will protect us as it always has, and DJT knows it.
“Joe, we’ll be fine, just pardon those who can’t get away with their crimes, we’re too big to fail.”
Let’s see if that’s the case in 2025, Billy boy.
Bill will be found where Vince Foster was placed.
>> preemptive pardons
Is this Constitutional?
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The power of the President to pardon has only one limitation - impeachment can not be pardon. So I would say yes it is Constitutional. ( but I am not a lawyer so I could be wrong)
Is this the Bee?
Is Billy-boy suggesting his wife NEEDS a pardon?
Pretty obvious as to why Bill would want Skunk Cabbage in jail, once and for all. But what worries me is how broad his statement is - basically no one else should be pardoned. It makes me think the Dems have more weaponization of the Justice Department in store for Trump, and thus they don’t want to give Trump even more high-ground from which to pardon.
You mean exactly what the Democrats spent 4 years doing to the Trump admin?
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