SavannahMann
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First let me post the link so we know what we are talking about.
www.rawstory.com
Second. Let me post the applicable portion of the Constitution.
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Now to my opinion. The article states that the Pardon of one fellow by President Trump at the end of his term caused a big problem for an investigation into predatory lending. Questions are being raised. And so here is what I think. I don’t care.
Many times I’ve said I always side with the Constitution. And in this case the Pardon is absolutely valid. The President has absolute and unilateral power to pardon for federal crimes. He doesn’t need to do anything but sign the paper. Nobody gets to approve it. Nobody can try and stop it.
This is whining by the people. Claiming that it ended an investigation into predatory lending. Nonsense. Once pardoned the individual can not claim the Fifth Amendment. He can’t be prosecuted for the crimes, so testimony is mandatory. The bad guy has to cooperate with the investigators.
Now in the case of the Pardon in question. The one for Braun. The Prosecutors wanted to use his prison time for the Marijuana conviction as leverage for testimony for other criminal investigations. That leverage was lost.
And my answer is oh well. The President has absolute Constitutional power to issue pardons and that is that.
On this one don’t look to me to join the anti-trump folks. Oh don’t get me wrong. I would rather slam my dick in a sliding glass door than vote for him ever again. But I’m not going to pretend that this is more evidence that Trump is awful.
New questions raised about Trump pardon that 'destroyed' massive DOJ investigation
With an eye on the possibility that Donald Trump could be re-elected president in 2024, new questions are being raised about a pardon he issued in the waning moments before he left office in 2021 and son-in-law Jared Kushner's involvement.At issue was the surprise pardon of New Yorker Jonathan...
www.rawstory.com
Second. Let me post the applicable portion of the Constitution.
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Now to my opinion. The article states that the Pardon of one fellow by President Trump at the end of his term caused a big problem for an investigation into predatory lending. Questions are being raised. And so here is what I think. I don’t care.
Many times I’ve said I always side with the Constitution. And in this case the Pardon is absolutely valid. The President has absolute and unilateral power to pardon for federal crimes. He doesn’t need to do anything but sign the paper. Nobody gets to approve it. Nobody can try and stop it.
This is whining by the people. Claiming that it ended an investigation into predatory lending. Nonsense. Once pardoned the individual can not claim the Fifth Amendment. He can’t be prosecuted for the crimes, so testimony is mandatory. The bad guy has to cooperate with the investigators.
Now in the case of the Pardon in question. The one for Braun. The Prosecutors wanted to use his prison time for the Marijuana conviction as leverage for testimony for other criminal investigations. That leverage was lost.
And my answer is oh well. The President has absolute Constitutional power to issue pardons and that is that.
On this one don’t look to me to join the anti-trump folks. Oh don’t get me wrong. I would rather slam my dick in a sliding glass door than vote for him ever again. But I’m not going to pretend that this is more evidence that Trump is awful.
