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Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by IAmWorried on Friday January 08, 2021 @03:28PM (#25690010)
The unfortunate truth: prepare for Trump to pardon a lot of these people.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by rchaud on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:07PM (#25690515)
Trump pardons his inner circle, not the foot soldiers who can't give him anything except for their vote.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by mywittyname on Friday January 08, 2021 @05:48PM (#25691535)
He's pardoned a lot of low-level people in an effort incite people. You can look at all of the war criminals as an example.

I bet he'd pardon all of these people just to hear people bitch about it.

Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by rchaud on Friday January 08, 2021 @06:33PM (#25692155)
You can't pardon someone that hasn't been convicted. Any guilty verdict happening on January 20th or later is out of bounds.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by mpercy on Saturday January 09, 2021 @05:44AM (#25699287)
Not true. Carter gave a blanket pardon to all Vietnam draft dodgers, many of whom fled the country before being convicted.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by lightgreen on Friday January 08, 2021 @03:35PM (#25690099)
We already seen hundreds of people escaped any consequences for hundreds of similar offences happened earlier this year.

But Trump won't pardon them. It won't be a president to the time of conviction.

But if you are so sure Trump is going to pardon them, let's make a bet?

Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by wbsss4412 on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:07PM (#25690524)
You don’t have to be convicted of a crime to be pardoned. I’m not even sure you have to be formally charged.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by Aeronwen on Friday January 08, 2021 @05:15PM (#25691240)
Nixon was pardoned by Ford without being charged. But it was more of a symbolic gesture.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by amanaplanacanal on Friday January 08, 2021 @05:44PM (#25691505)
I don’t believe that we have any court cases that speak to that one way or another. It’s only theory right now.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by lightgreen on Friday January 08, 2021 @07:45PM (#25693619)
OK, let's bet money on it.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by esturk on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:27PM (#25690746)
You can only pardon people by name. There will be many more arrests to come after Trump leaves office when the FBI have gone through all the social media posts.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by QuercusMax on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:39PM (#25690857)
That is 100% not true. In 1868 President Andrew Johnson pardoned all Confederate soldiers. He definitely didn't do it by name.
Re:CEO Arrested in Capitol Riot Calls It ‘Worst Personal Dec... by mbg721 on Friday January 08, 2021 @04:41PM (#25690876)
Didn't Carter blanket-pardon Vietnam deserters without naming them?