Trump personally benefits from pardoning Flynn, so the pardon is an abuse of power.
Abusing power is when you use the powers and privileges of your office for self-enrichment, and to subvert the national interests in favor of your own personal interests.
Sound familiar?
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Abusing power is when you use the powers and privileges of your office for self-enrichment, and to subvert the national interests in favor of your own personal interests.
Sound familiar?
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If it sounds familiar, it& #39;s because that is exactly what Trump was impeached for
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Being">https://nbcnews.com/politics/... able to pardon associates who commit crimes, or co-conspirators, or a person who is lying to shield the president is (to say the least) deeply problematic.
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Being">https://nbcnews.com/politics/... able to pardon associates who commit crimes, or co-conspirators, or a person who is lying to shield the president is (to say the least) deeply problematic.
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Can something be done?
I believe this can (and will) be challenged in court. Who has standing? How it will be done? I need time to think that over.
Meanwhile, Adam Schiff has introduced legislation to make this impossible in the future.
https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-democrats-introduce-landmark-reforms-package-the-protecting-our-democracy-act
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I believe this can (and will) be challenged in court. Who has standing? How it will be done? I need time to think that over.
Meanwhile, Adam Schiff has introduced legislation to make this impossible in the future.
https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-democrats-introduce-landmark-reforms-package-the-protecting-our-democracy-act
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This is a misunderstanding:
https://twitter.com/n1xnx/status/1331717924042797060
The">https://twitter.com/n1xnx/sta... "except in cases of impeachment" is understood by constitutional scholars to mean that a pardon can& #39;t undo or stop an impeachment: A pardon can& #39;t restore the standing of someone who has been impeached and removed.
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The">https://twitter.com/n1xnx/sta... "except in cases of impeachment" is understood by constitutional scholars to mean that a pardon can& #39;t undo or stop an impeachment: A pardon can& #39;t restore the standing of someone who has been impeached and removed.
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A pardon doesn& #39;t require an admission of guilt to go into effect.
It also does not expunge a person& #39;s record.
The conviction remains. The pardon simply says that the person has been forgiven and will not be punished.
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It also does not expunge a person& #39;s record.
The conviction remains. The pardon simply says that the person has been forgiven and will not be punished.
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