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Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social

But Trump could of course preemptively pardon his people, following the precedent set by Biden.

jun 21, 2025, 5:01 pm • 14 2

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Gremlin 𓅷 McCoy @gremlinmccoy.bsky.social

True but also, let's be real, whether there was precedent or not doesn't matter for this regime. It's kinda their whole schtick.

jun 21, 2025, 5:05 pm • 3 0 • view
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JDB_219 @jdb219.bsky.social

Why isn’t it the HW Bush precedent or the Ford precedent?

jun 21, 2025, 9:09 pm • 0 0 • view
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calamity jim @calamityjim.bsky.social

Hahaha, are suggesting that trump cares about whether or not there's a precedent set by anybody? Or that the media will give trump a pass because of Biden's decision to protect Fauci and others? Clues: trump does not know or care about precedent, and the media will always give him a pass.

jun 21, 2025, 5:28 pm • 2 0 • view
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Matthew Stiegler @matthewstiegler.bsky.social

But Trump of course cannot pardon state-law crimes

jun 21, 2025, 5:02 pm • 6 1 • view
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clam boat to the underworld @clambot.bsky.social

i was just wondering about that; what kind of state charges could be brought?

jun 21, 2025, 5:03 pm • 0 0 • view
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hekintx.bsky.social @hekintx.bsky.social

trump was going to pardon all his people regardless of what biden did or didn't do. #Fact.

jun 21, 2025, 5:42 pm • 0 0 • view
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The Man With No Name @man-w-no-name.bsky.social

Of course Biden pardoned people who were going to be unjustly persecuted whereas Trump would be corruptly pardoning people who blatantly committed crimes for which they would potentially be investigated and charged in accordance with existing law and procedure, so these things aren't the same at all

jun 21, 2025, 5:05 pm • 2 0 • view
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Disintegration89 @disintegration89.bsky.social

If his health holds up. He doesn’t look well.

jun 21, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
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Roy H0bbs @royh0bbs.bsky.social

They are all operating as though they know they will be pardoned.

jun 21, 2025, 5:12 pm • 0 0 • view
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Jonathan M. Eisenberg @jonathaneisenberg.bsky.social

That precedent was set by Bush I, not Biden.

jun 21, 2025, 5:08 pm • 0 0 • view