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Donald Trump Insists He Has 'Complete Power' to Pardon

posted by n1 on Monday July 24 2017, @11:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the friends-and-family dept.

MrPlow writes:

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Amid relentless scrutiny over possible ties between his presidential campaign and Russia, an extraordinary suggestion has emerged - that Donald Trump could pardon himself or his family.

Source: BBC News

US President Donald Trump has insisted he has the "complete power" to pardon people, amid reports he is considering presidential pardons for family members, aides and even himself.

A Democratic Party spokesman has called the reports "extremely disturbing".

The US authorities are probing possible collusion between the Trump team and Russia. Intelligence agencies think Russia tried to help Mr Trump to power.

Russia denies this, and the president says there was no collusion.

The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Mr Trump and his team were looking at ways to pardon people close to him.

Source: BBC News

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Monday July 24 2017, @01:41PM (6 children)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Monday July 24 2017, @01:41PM (#543673) Journal

    ... because he has no faith in the judicial process ...

    That's a valid fear. We have so many Federal Crimes they can't even be counted, and "If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him." http://quotationsbook.com/quote/19331/ [quotationsbook.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @02:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @02:59PM (#543715)

    "If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him."

    Six lines? For some people, half a tweet is enough :)

  • (Score: 2) by zocalo on Monday July 24 2017, @04:08PM

    by zocalo (302) on Monday July 24 2017, @04:08PM (#543743)
    Yeah, that's why I'm taking great pains to try and avoid being partisan or jumping to conclusions over what did or didn't happen. There's no reason why the maxim of "never trust the police" - and by implication the justice system - should only apply to the little people, and for US politicians it's almost a given that approximately 50% of them are not really going to be your friend, even on a good day. Hardly good odds. Under the circumstances, I can even see the supposed lawyering up as a prudent "just in case" move, but talking about Presidential pardons at this stage does seem somewhat on the premature side, even for Trump. Or maybe that's the strategy - create so much smoke for everyone to focus on that they fail to spot the flames.
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @07:02PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 24 2017, @07:02PM (#543835)

    ... because he has no faith in the judicial process ...

    That's a valid fear.

    If that really is a valid fear (for him) then why did he swear an oath at his inauguration to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." After all, what exactly is he swearing to defend? Or do you (and he) have some sort of weird notion that the judiciary is not a legitimate part of the federal government? Please note that I am not advocating for blanket approval for everything that the judiciary does; on the other hand, there is a legitimate process for countering judicial abuse, imperfect though it may be.

  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:07AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday July 25 2017, @03:07AM (#543979) Journal
    That was Cardinal Richelieu bragging about how honest he was. For most people, it'd take zero lines in order to find something damning.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @08:15AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @08:15AM (#544077)

    ===

    There's your six lines. Good luck.

    • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Tuesday July 25 2017, @05:29PM

      by maxwell demon (1608) on Tuesday July 25 2017, @05:29PM (#544248) Journal

      I've found something to hang you. It's a rope. :-)

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      The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.