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Purely Political Pardons

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They used to oppose pardoning the thugs of January 6th. Now they say it’s fine.

It’s OK for cops to murder innocent people, for husbands to abuse their wives, and for everyone to target trans people.

For Trump, presidential pardons are effectively party favors to be handed out to people he likes, agrees with or sees as political allies.

  • Clair Heddes @ NOTUS: Trump’s White House Press Secretary Reveals Her Failed Campaign Spent $200K in Illicit Contributions

On Thursday, Karoline Leavitt’s failed congressional campaign amended every FEC filing it had ever made to reveal that she failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in excessive contributions that she never paid back, in violation of the law.

Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles carefully crafted the proposal to exclude past presidents.