• @errer
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    178 hours ago

    Really irks me that presidents do this at the end of their terms and not the beginning. That’s 4 extra years these people had to spend in prison while he was hemming and hawing.

    • @dance_ninja
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      117 hours ago

      Sadly, it’s to avoid the political fallout.

      “President [Name] under fire after pardoning felons convicted of drug crimes connected to criminal gangs. [Opposition] Party members accuse the White House of making Americans less safe by releasing them onto the streets instead of working harder to lower crime rates.”

      • @lennybird
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        47 hours ago

        I wish more people understood this.