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Donald Trump Commutes Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s Jail Sentence

Discussion in 'Current Events' started by US Conservative, Feb 18, 2020.

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  1. The Mello Guy

    The Mello Guy Well-Known Member

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    Picking winners based on who they know is NOT reform.
     
    The Mello Guy, Feb 18, 2020
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  2. Yulee

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    I believe he was commuted not pardoned. His political career is over.
     
    Yulee, Feb 18, 2020
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    So you don't see Trump/Blago 2020 coming your way??

    I see two peas in a pod there, and Trump can cut VP Clean out of the picture...

    Can you imagine the pairing of those 2 con men?? Make "The Sting" look like a pair of guys hitting gumball machines..
     
    Egoboy, Feb 18, 2020
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    I thinking more of future career as witness, for the prosecutions...
     
    Dispondent, Feb 18, 2020
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  5. Egoboy

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    You don't have to live in Illinois to see that...
     
    Egoboy, Feb 18, 2020
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    A "Top Dem"? :roflol:

    Like Bernie is a "Top Republican"?

    Got it.

    Trump threw some other people like DeBartolo and Kerik on the heap.
     
    Andrew Jackson, Feb 18, 2020
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    #PardonTheSwamp
     
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    So you think he has a story to tell that he was holding for 7 years in prison? Riiiiiight.. makes perfect sense.
     
    Yulee, Feb 18, 2020
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    Yeah, because a place full of convicts isn't a safe place to be a snitch...
     
    Dispondent, Feb 18, 2020
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    Right..Yeah because there are so many convicts selling political seats to fear. Newsflash they don’t care.
     
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    Glad you admit Trump is not as bad as you first thought.
     
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    I don't know the story about the bloke he favoured here, but...this is the harbinger for what is to come with say Manafort, etc. He will now be able to respond with....'Hey, I commuted your Democrat pal, so I am nor partisan.' Nah.
     
    Bush Lawyer, Feb 18, 2020
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    US Conservative Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    He does not need to be up to date, he just has to explain what happened.

    Him, and particularly his wife know where the skeletons are buried so to speak.
     
    US Conservative, Feb 19, 2020
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    Every President has pardon power, and every President has used said power. It would be wrong in fact if the President were all of a sudden prohibited from using this power. I would also argue that I think our Liberal friends are right: We have way too many laws and we incarcerate for far too much. When we incarcerate more per person then CHINA, it's time to revisit IMO.
     
    AmericanNationalist, Feb 19, 2020
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    It’s part of a longer term strategy. Trump is building the narrative that the justice system is unfair. He will develop this narrative that it is, in particular, unfair towards him and his family.
    This will lay the groundwork for him to issue blanket pardons for himself and his entire family for any federal crimes they may have committed up to the date of the pardon. Which will be issued shortly before he leaves office.
     
    bx4, Feb 19, 2020
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    I don't know the story about the bloke he favoured here, but...this is the harbinger for what is to come with say Manafort, etc. He will now be able to respond with....'Hey, I commuted your Democrat pal, so I am nor partisan.' Nah.
     
    Bush Lawyer, Feb 19, 2020
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    He could have done that without letting his friends out of prison.
     
    bx4, Feb 19, 2020
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    He does not need to be up to date, he just has to explain what happened.

    Him, and particularly his wife know where the skeletons are buried so to speak.
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    Jerry Rice confirms that.
     
    jay runner, Feb 19, 2020
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    No reform is what he has been pushing for...the First Step Act was just the beginning
     
    struth, Feb 19, 2020
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    8 years is enough.

    Deterrent objective achieved.

    Removed from power.

    Punished.

    The environment and orbit that allowed criminal conduct is long gone.

    There's no chance of repeat acts.

    The man is no longer a threat to the community.

    It's over, let it go.
     
    Labouroflove, Feb 19, 2020
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    Focus, you're prattling.
     
    Labouroflove, Feb 19, 2020
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    the ones that know a Kardashian deserve to.
     
    Spim, Feb 19, 2020
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    It's not over until I see an updated picture with a decent haircut.
     
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    There might be component of this involved. Politics is an ugly business, and coups have consequences. Maybe Blago has some close held "insurance."

    "It's a complicated business folks, a complicated business." ~ Trump
     
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