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Post by Sysop3 on Feb 18, 2020 22:10:33 GMT -5
Trump announces a blitz of pardons and commutations President Donald Trump announced a host of pardons and commutations on Tuesday, ranging from Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor jailed on corruption charges, to Bernie Kerik, the former New York police commissioner. "Yes, we have commuted the sentence of Rod Blagojevich. He served eight years in jail, a long time," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One en route to Los Angeles. The commutation was one of a flurry of legal actions Trump took Tuesday, including pardons for Kerik, financier Michael Milken and former San Francisco 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. And they came days before the scheduled sentencing of Roger Stone in federal court in D.C., amid wide speculation that the president might pardon his former longtime adviser. Stone was at the center of last week's drama inside the Justice Department, with four career prosecutors quitting his case after Attorney General William Barr overruled their sentencing recommendation. Stone's looming fate has drawn Trump's condemnation in recent weeks, with the president calling it a "miscarriage of justice!" on Twitter and excoriating the prosecutors and judge for their handling of the case. On Tuesday, he appeared to echo a Fox News contributor’s call for a new trial but told reporters that he “hadn’t given it any thought” when asked whether a pardon was in the works. more www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/trump-commutes-sentence-of-rod-blagojevich-115807
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Post by beth on Feb 20, 2020 15:14:15 GMT -5
The Donald has been in over his head since Inauguration Day. He does not want to adapt to his job, he wants the job to be restructured to suit him.
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Post by josephdphillips on Feb 20, 2020 20:20:25 GMT -5
The Donald has been in over his head since Inauguration Day. He does not want to adapt to his job, he wants the job to be restructured to suit him. Which is what the next U.S. president will do. Get used to it. Only 1,796 days left, though. :) |
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Post by toby1 on Feb 22, 2020 10:25:29 GMT -5
I see the Forewoman of the jury that convicted Stone is a card carrying Demcrat who has made many comments on social media. This will be her undoing because Stone will now get a new trial and the Forewoman also because she Lied when asked if she was impartial. Users of the Kings English may make the comment,"Hoist with your own Petard" !
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Post by annaj26 on Feb 22, 2020 11:44:28 GMT -5
I see the Forewoman of the jury that convicted Stone is a card carrying Demcrat who has made many comments on social media. This will be her undoing because Stone will now get a new trial and the Forewoman also because she Lied when asked if she was impartial. Users of the Kings English may make the comment,"Hoist with your own Petard" ! That's just your personal opinion, Toby. I think she was probably impartial. Do you really think he did nothing to deserve the jail time? My guess is YOU are not impartial. |
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Post by toby1 on Feb 22, 2020 14:31:47 GMT -5
@anna (That's just your personal opinion, Toby.) I am not alone in thinking this !
(I think she was probably impartial) "Probably impartial", is not good enough when you serve on a jury !
(Do you really think he did nothing to deserve the jail time?) That's up to the Judge and Jury.
(My guess is YOU are not impartial.) Guessing is not good eough, we need Facts !
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Post by Dex on Feb 22, 2020 15:27:55 GMT -5
@anna (That's just your personal opinion, Toby.) I am not alone in thinking this ! (I think she was probably impartial) "Probably impartial", is not good enough when you serve on a jury ! (Do you really think he did nothing to deserve the jail time?) That's up to the Judge and Jury. (My guess is YOU are not impartial.) Guessing is not good eough, we need Facts ! Toby, try this report in the Wall Street Journal and see if it clears up WHY Stone got a fair sentyence. It was probably more than fair, but it serves the purpose. www.wsj.com/articles/roger-stone-longtime-trump-political-adviser-sentenced-11582200000I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Trump pardons him or shortens the sentence before long. if not, he looks more than capable of serving his time. It's usually not hard prison time for this kind of crime. He'll have just about enough time to write his memoir. |
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