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Trump issues ineffective federal pardon for ex-Colorado election official Tina Peters who was convicted on state charges (www.independent.co.uk)

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President Donald Trump has announced a pardon for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, currently serving a nine-year jail sentence for her part in the plot to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election win.

However, Trump’s clemency gesture carries no weight, as Peters, 70, was convicted on state charges, not federal charges.

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[–] antifa_ceo@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This admin wipes its ass with the constitution. We have functionally been without a constitution for months now IMO.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh, I know, but the Supremes have been less likely to support Donald when they can't hide behind ambiguity.

But at the same time, we're watching the judiciary effect change and a measure of meaningful opposition and have since January. The courts just move slower than executive orders, and Democrats in Congress don't do anything whatsoever to stop it, so it feels like there's no meaningful opposition at all.

But there is.