Posted on 07/30/2020 10:01:08 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
“The judge still can sentence Flynn. The pardon, if not vacated or overturned”
wrong, wrong, wrong ... Presidential pardons are Constitutionally absolute ... period ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pardon#United_States
Oh..ok. I understood it to be...commute a sentence / pardon the crime. Either way..Flynn will never see the inside of a prison cell.
“Flynn and Sidney Powell do not want a pardon,”
I totally understand. I was just pointing out there doesn’t have to be a sentence before a pardon can be issued.
What was she supposed to do?
How do you know that? I grew up in the 1960s. I don’t drink, smoke or use drugs.
Might as well cheer up and go on with life. There will be no justice in the Russia Hoax. It’s going to be stall, stall, and stall some more. They’re hoping that Biden wins and the crooks can go free.
That’s what the other side is hoping for.
The way I expect this to play out is for the full circuit to rule in favor of Judge Sullivan. When Flynn's lawyer appeals to the Supremes, they will refuse to hear it and that puts Flynn back under Sullivan's control. Sullivan will give Flynn a sentence of about 3 years, which will force Trump's hand on a pardon.
bkmk
“but will take three months to render their decision”
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It’s called a gag order in order to influence the election.
Still need Amy Coney Barret nominated, confirmed, and seated by the court in time for the initial hearing. Even if RBG croaks tomorrow, and Trump nominates Coney Barret on Monday, she won’t be confirmed and seated before the election. And when the DC en banc rules against Flynn (which it must, based on the fact they TOOK the damn case in the first place!), then even if the case is heard with only 8, then Roberts will join the three remaining liberals, creating a 4-4 split, tie going to Sullivan. So Flynn is f-d.
Possibly.
They will have to turn themselves into pretzels to do so. See post 78.
Vexatious litigation as a political weapon against POTUS and anyone who supports him. They want this dragged all the way to the S.C.
“””Trump cannot issue a pardon, because Flynn hasn’t been sentenced.”””
He can be pardoned at any time. Remember Nixon being pardoned by Ford?
Looks like this will be decided by the Supreme Court like I always thought it would. The democrats will not let Flynn go if they can help it and democratic Judge Emmett Sullivan is thinking he will win. He was simply trying to drag this out as long as possible to have the most effect on the November election.
Ditto.
I got that right off. Just don’t know what you mean by it.
Nixon was pardoned.....
The norm is one-two months from nomination to confirmation.
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