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malaise

(268,724 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2018, 02:13 PM Mar 2018

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NYT - There was talk about pardons for Flynn and Manafort

Dowd spoke of possible pardons with Flynn's lawyer last year.

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NYT - There was talk about pardons for Flynn and Manafort (Original Post) malaise Mar 2018 OP

Does that really come as a surprise? bearsfootball516 Mar 2018 #1

Isn't that obstruction of justice? HopeAgain Mar 2018 #2

More than that malaise Mar 2018 #3

bearsfootball516

(6,373 posts)

1. Does that really come as a surprise?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 02:15 PM

Mar 2018

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

2. Isn't that obstruction of justice?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 02:34 PM

Mar 2018

To take away the bargaining power of the Special Counsel by saying: "don't worry, if you get convicted we will pardon you"?

malaise

(268,724 posts)

3. More than that

Reply to HopeAgain (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 06:58 PM

Mar 2018

Why would his personal lawyer and not the WH Counsel even discuss this?

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