It wouldn’t be fair to have your felony conviction negatively impact your opportunities. This is how justice works right?

  • @RememberTheApollo_
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    266 months ago

    If trump gets elected he’ll just pardon himself or whatever machinations transpire where he won’t be sentenced at all.

    • @OutsizedWalrus
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      96 months ago

      He can’t do that. These are state crimes.

      He has no authority to pardon non-federal crimes.

      • @neclimdul
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        106 months ago

        True. But that is based in logic and the assumption that laws follow strict “rules” and well…

      • @paddirn
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        106 months ago

        He can’t pardon them, but he can probably just ignore whatever punishment is given and he’ll say he has presidential immunity (regardless of whether it fits, that’s the idea he’ll have). Then, if he becomes a sitting president, nobody will actually do anything to enforce the judgement against him and it’ll just be ignored, making presidential immunity to even state crimes a practical reality, even if it’s not a legal reality.

      • @SmilingSolaris
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        46 months ago

        Buddy. Pal. He tried a violent overthrow of the US government. If he wins, that’s GG. He just will until/unless the military coup him.

    • @nereaders
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      86 months ago

      If he was sentenced before the election the Supreme Court nullifies it and you have the same result. Do all that you can to make sure he doesn’t get elected.

    • @[email protected]
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      36 months ago

      Acceptance of a pardon also means an admission of guilt. Trump has never guilty to anything, so he’ll be in a tight spot.

      • @[email protected]
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        156 months ago

        Not at all. He’s been charged and found guilty before and it has made no difference because there’s never been real consequences.