The ex-president has said he would pardon those convicted of violence, obstructing Congress and seditious conspiracy
In the three years to the day since the insurrection at the US Capitol, great strides have been made in shoring up American democracy: hundreds of rioters have been prosecuted, legislation has been passed to bolster electoral safeguards and Donald Trump has been charged over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
But as the country marks the third anniversary of one of its darkest days in modern times, a pall hangs in the air. It comes from Trump himself and his promise, growing steadily louder as the 2024 presidential election approaches, that if he wins he will pardon those convicted of acts of violence, obstructing Congress and seditious conspiracy on 6 January 2021.
The scope of Trump’s pardon pledge is astonishing both for its quantity and quality. The former president has made clear that – should he be confirmed as the Republican presidential candidate and go on to triumph in the November election – he would contemplate pardoning every one of those prosecuted for their participation in the insurrection.
Yep, the coup marches on. The next few (several?) presidential elections are going to be awash with conspiracy and Stochastic Terrorism.
People still think it was stolen, and they aren’t gonna let up until either they have all the control they possibly can (hey SCOTUS, fuck you), they die, or their opponents die.
Welcome to America. It’s a shit show with no intermission.
Would this not be considered as “providing comfort to insurrectionists”, as described in the 14th amendment. Even just promising pardoning them.
So even if they argue he supposedly wasn’t involved in it, it would still disqualify him from office.
If we had a legitimate Supreme Court, he would not be able to run. If we had a legitimate justice system, he would’ve been locked up (or fled to his favorite dictator). If we had a decent populace, he would be a just another spoiled brat, irrelevant clown.
I wonder how many of them know that a pardon is an admission of guilt?
I wonder if Trump knows that?
Does it matter?
It sure will to anyone who ever Googles them. Such as a future employer. They think this will get them off the hook entirely.
I’m guessing they will work at places where their employer approves of such things.
If they can all find work at such places. Easier said than done.
“If I do his dirty work for him, the god king may forgive me?!”
It’s full on religious zealotry at this point…
Great strides!? Hardly. More like bare minimum.
Wasn’t there also some other group of his fanbois who he said he would pardon, but he didn’t?
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He’s going to win, and it’s going to happen.
I’m not sure why everyone’s so aghast at this. The man literally sold the resolute desk for ad space. There were zero meaningful repercussions for his choice to drum up a mob to attack the Capitol.
The real problem is that the next attack will undoubtedly be worse.
Lol. He’s not going to win. Not because he’s dangerous and Democrats will stop him. He’s not going to win because he’s fat, smelly, and BORING. That’s the ultimate sin in entertainment.
He’s not new anymore. No Democrats are going to vote for him to “shake things up”. He’s older and can barely make rambling jokes anymore. Being president takes a lot out of you. It’s going to be obvious that he just doesn’t have what it takes.
