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Trump has pardoned over 70 people who tried to help him overturn his 2020 election loss. Some fear it encourages GOP officials to become even bolder with efforts to help Trump subvert future elections, "knowing that if they succeed, they'll be pardoned."

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[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 38 points 4 days ago

Of course

He wants them on the team for the next attempt

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Many of the figures included were named as unindicted co-conspirators or charged at the state level for their roles

he does know that a president can't pardon state charges, right?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

who is going to tell them? Guess I will...

Trump doesn't follow laws because he's the emperor now.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I saw Rudy Giuliani in there also, lol. Didnt take very long for that bastard to be out again.

[–] plz1@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

He's still facing state charges

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pardoned them for nothing, because those are state crimes, that dumb motherfucker

[–] moseschrute@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Mmmm pretty sure the Supreme Court said the president can do whatever the fuck they want. Did I say president? I meant orange burger king

[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Can pardons be undone by the next president?

If we ever get a non- shitstain Nazi trash government, I want all these rat fucks to go back to jail where they belong. Hell, send them to the detention facilities they've been making (aka concentration camps) since they like those things so much...

[–] crazycraw@crazypeople.online 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

next president ? Lmao bless your heart

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago

He won't live forever, and the power vacuum will be legendary

[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago

Can pardons be undone by the next president?

No. If you were pardoned or had your sentence commuted it can't be reversed.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Well now they can't hide behind the 5th ammendment if the time ever comes to talk about Trump's involvement

I'd love that, but he's buying their loyalty and everyone knows it - the co-conspirators can do nothing and probably nothing will happen to them, or they can betray him (i.e., not betray the Constitution and country), and risk some kind of retribution through him or his sycophants. They'll choose option #2.

And beyond that, even if Trump leaves office without a civil war, he will pardon himself the last day, I guarantee it. The Supreme Court with its executive immunity decision already laid the groundwork to reject challenges to even blatantly illegal self-pardons.

I want nothing more than Trump to be punished for any of his crimes. But it certainly won't happen in his lifetime and probably neither in ours.

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 2 points 3 days ago

Beyond that, accepting a pardon is legally an admission of guilt. So, as undisputed insurrectionists, they're all now ineligible for public office.

Assuming, that is, that the Constitution still applies…

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 6 points 4 days ago

What’s coming is worse than prison anyway

[–] NuraShiny@hexbear.net 3 points 4 days ago

I thought he'd already done this.