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As expected, Cannon is giving Trump what he wants.
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As expected, Cannon is giving Trump what he wants.
yes yes and yes.
I'm only here to add: if he gets elected again he will absolutely 100% pardon himself. I figure if another Republican gets elected there is still a high probability of a pardon if only "so the country can heal" (or some such bullshit).
(Obviously only for federal cases)
(Cool user name. I remember Karl Popper from my philosophy courses)
There's a certain catch 22 with presidential pardons though: the pardoned accepts their guilty verdict, they are just absolved of the legal punishment phase.
I don't think Trump could get over that first hurdle, though he is best characterized as playing both sides on anything that benefits him, so I'm sure he'll try.
he would just lie and say that accepting a pardon from himself isn't admitting guilt, he had to do it for <insert stupid reason>.
Trump would also 100% pardon himself for a state conviction and just dare the country to hold him accountable. If he gets that far, it would probably work.