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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by jrockway on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @02:13AM (#25843434)
I guess it kind of "sticks it" to Google, who Trump thinks is "so biased toward the Dems it is ridiculous!"

I have no idea if there is such a thing as a "revenge pardon", but I guess it's a thing now.

(Incidentally, I wanted to use an exact Trump quote in that first paragraph, and I found it here: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/19/upshot/trump-...)

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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by rijoja on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @08:11AM (#25845986)
or they recognizes the need for the US to have a modern and advanced car industry_
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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by jrockway on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @03:10PM (#25851305)
How does stealing trade secrets from your employer advance the car industry? Nobody will pay for R&D if competitors can use it for free.
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