Posted on 12/04/2020 8:54:00 AM PST by MNDude
A trial judge raised the possibility that another federal judge overseeing Michael Flynn’s case could find that President Donald Trump’s pardon of Flynn is too broad, if it unlawfully protects the former national security adviser from future prosecutions.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said at a hearing Friday that he doesn’t think U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, his colleague presiding over the Flynn case, “has a lot of options in reference to what he does” after the pardon was granted, “unless he takes the position that the wording of the pardon is too broad, in that it provides protections beyond the date of the pardon.”
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I believe you’re 100% correct. Very well stated.
No, everything is stolen by them.
Stolen.
Not theirs.
Everything!
The out of control judge should already have been prosecuted for violation of civil rights.
Tough titty. Trump unquestionaby has the power to do what he did with the Flynn pardon, and if a judge or anyone else for that matter thinks it was too broad, there is nothing he can do about it.
Does he have some overdue VHS tapes at Blockbuster?
The pardon power is plenary, absolute. This judge should know that and the supremes will make that clear. Flynn nor his lawyer should never appear for that case again. The pardon ended the case.
I TELL YA WHAT’S TOO BROAD, A JUDGE TURNING LOOSE A KILLER THAT KILLS AGAIN AND FACE TO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR IT. CORRUPT JUDGES APLENTY
Hey Judge, read the Constitution and then tell me what limitations are on the Presidential pardon power. There are almost NONE.
I haven’t read the pardon message, but it should state that it covers this current ordeal Gen. Flynn has endured and any future prosecution on the same set of facts.
To bad...
It’s over.
Take it up with the Supreme Court.
So this judge is questioning the constitutionally protected broad authority of a presidential pardon, but has no problem with a US District court judge issuing nationwide injunction based solely upon their opinion.
Got it...
Pegging the gaydar.
It’s all out war; even President Trump didn’t understand the extent of it. I think he does now, though.
“protects the former national security adviser from future prosecution”
Where has this idiot judge been for the past 5 years?
Uh, I think Ford pardoned Nixon for “crimes” past and future re: Watergate.
I'll tell you where the indictments should be!!!
Anyone have Sullivan’s home address? Time for a “mostly peaceful protest,” methinks.
Ask them judge about Jimmy Carter’s pardon of Clinton and all the other draft resisters and about Andrew Johnson’s blanket pardon after the Civil War.
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