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President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 12, 2016.

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  1. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: Manafort Pardon

    There was a former prosecutor on one of the talking head shows last night who explained that a pardon of Manafort would open up his being subpoenaed by state prosecutors and Congressional committees...it would be expected that he'd refuse those, and thus face legal jeopardy...which would then set up the situation where Trump would literally have to be pardoning him as frequently as on a daily basis. She noted why would he want to be doing that, when in fact Trump is only concerned about Trump and pardoning Manafort won't really do a damn thing for Trump's personal interests.
     
    TigerVols, Aug 22, 2018
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  2. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    People seem to forget Manafort has another trial.
    The worst scenario I see unfolding is him pardoning everyone (including Pharma Bro) and then resigning, and Pence pardoning him.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Aug 22, 2018
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  3. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    This is a very good point and I do tend to dismiss that. It is incredible that a wide swath of white Americans does want to take the vote away from black people — the same Americans who say racism is over, too.
     
    LongTimeListener, Aug 22, 2018
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  4. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    The impeachment charges would have been rolled out first thing this morning.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Aug 22, 2018
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  5. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Thank you for posting these! -- WinnebegoFans.com must be erupting in a dogfight over the 2019 paint schemes or something, because no one over here has been able to roll out these talking points yet.
     
    TigerVols, Aug 22, 2018
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  6. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Everyone of whom is a registered Republican.
     
    TigerVols, Aug 22, 2018
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  7. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    More trouble, because if Manafort is pardoned then he could be subpoenaed and compelled to testify before Congress or a grand jury. Or both.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Aug 22, 2018
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  8. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    It would have happened a while ago.
     
    outofplace, Aug 22, 2018
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  9. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

    I will get there one day. One day...
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    DanielSimpsonDay, Aug 22, 2018
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  10. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    garrow, Aug 22, 2018
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  11. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    A pardon just feeds the narrative of obstruction, and Manafort can just be tried in NY state court, where a presidential pardon is meaningless. And accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, which means Fifth Amendment protections no longer apply. If he's pardoned and refuses to testify, he can be convicted of contempt.

    Then, of course, Trump can pardon that, rinse and repeat.
     
    Big Circus, Aug 22, 2018
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  12. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    True in Stableford, tho...
     
    Cosmo, Aug 22, 2018
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