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Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by almosthere on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:08PM (#45686396)
Why would we want to? Nancy Pelosi has been doing this for many more years before him. Should we do the same to her?
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by Larrikin on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:12PM (#45686443)
Why not start with the obvious example and collect the whatsbouts during the trial.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by sleepybrett on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:19PM (#45686544)
Not just yes, but fuck yes we should.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by genter on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:12PM (#45686452)
Yes.

(And I say that as a Democrat in California)

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by Spivak on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:19PM (#45686540)
It really does seem like folks on the right assume that people who vote Democrat have a lot more love for Democrats than we actually do. The whole Bill Clinton in the Epstein files thing is another example—like yeah man let him hang.

There's very little loyalty, there's some truth to the party being a bunch of minorities nervously huddled around the DNC for warmth.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by ericb on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:26PM (#45686619)
Some people treat politics like a tribal sport where "morally OK" is determined solely by which team did it.

Their mental model of the "other side" is someone who is similarly team-driven.

These folks get really confused when "whatabout your team?" falls flat on people who want to live by principles or morality, rather than hat color.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by yongjik on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:29PM (#45686674)
It's also a rhetorical trick. The moment you admit "Yes, Bill Clinton should go to jail if he's on the list," they will start to pester you, "You admitted Clinton should also go to jail, so why are you only protesting Trump? You hypocrite!"

I think it's best not to engage. These people aren't here for logical arguments, and they won't be persuaded by logic.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by almosthere on Friday October 24, 2025 @12:38AM (#45690829)
If there is specific proof, I don't mind making Trump pay for Epstein, but we haven't seen it. Most of the things people accuse trump for is Trumped up charges, 34 felony convictions of NO ONE KNOWS!

Now we find out Letitia James has 2 relatives living in her apartments that she bought as her "primary residence" and BOTH are running from the law in other states.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by abuani on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:11PM (#45686438)
Yeah I agree, we should be holding the ruling class accountable for building generational wealth while average Americans can barely afford basics.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by 98codes on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:10PM (#45686423)
> Why would we want to?

Because crimes should be prosecuted.

> Should we do the same to her?

Obviously yes. Why would we give a damn? See also: Epstein files & Clinton. Release them, round him & the rest of them up.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by wewtyflakes on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:13PM (#45686457)
This not the "gotcha" you think it is; yes, we should get anyone that is committing a crime. Nobody is deifying Pelosi as some god above the law.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by ratelimitsteve on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:14PM (#45686481)
yes, we should absolutely do the same to her. why would you bring up nancy pelosi when no one else has?
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by stetrain on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:20PM (#45686552)
Interestingly I have never seen someone with a Pelosi hat, shirt, or mural painted on the side of their RV.

I don't think there would be much outcry from either side if Pelosi, along with others who did the same things, were to be blocked by new legislation or prosecuted for breaking existing law.

Although the Domestic Emoluments Clause currently applies specifically to the President, so we would likely need new legislation to generally prevent things like congressional insider trading.

Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by GuinansEyebrows on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:20PM (#45686555)
i beg you to reject the team-sports political mentality.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by BearOso on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:28PM (#45686646)
Yes, and everybody who enriches themselves using their political positions. These jobs are as public servants. They're supposed to be working for the people. That's why the emoluments clause is there.
Re:Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder by cowsandmilk on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:32PM (#45686702)
Every time someone digs into this, it turns out Pelosi’s large wealth is much more tied to buying SF real estate long before the tech boom sent the real estate prices soaring. It doesn’t take insider trading for someone to have gotten rich in the SF real estate market. Plenty of people became millionaires just by owning a condo they bought in the 1970’s. It is no surprise that someone whose career has been real estate investing in SF since the 1960’s made some money…