Shutterbug1697 wrote:
What everyone has forgotten is that accepting a Pardon is an admission of guilt!
So if trump tries to pardon his laundry list, or better yet, his Christmas Gift List of people, and those people accept the pardons, they've admitted their guilt. Just ask Sherriff Joe Arpaio!
But what trump doesn't realize is that with those pardons also comes the responsibility to testify under oath if called upon in any court case if the acceptee has any knowledge of a crime for which they've been asked to testify to. They can't claim the 5th, they have to spill all the beans!
trump is setting himself up for an unwanted legal surprise with any pardons he issues between now and noon on January 20, 2021.
What everyone has forgotten is that accepting a Pa... (
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Why don't you TDS'ers do a little research before you miraculously become experts on everything. A Pardon can preempt anticipated and false, future political persecutions like the Russia hoax for example.