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mahina

(17,609 posts) Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:07 PM Nov 2020

If you can forgive yourself, can you pardon yourself?

Is that the same as granting yourself forgiveness?

I think comforting ourselves with semantics is unwise. I think we can count on that malignant jackass to do absolutely everything to save his gross saggy butt. Thank God he can’t pardon himself in state court.

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If you can forgive yourself, can you pardon yourself? (Original Post) mahina Nov 2020 OP

I do not forgive myself as an elected official under the authority of law. Sneederbunk Nov 2020 #1

Trump will try, but he'll fail. Eyeball_Kid Nov 2020 #2

Did not Trump once claim that he has never asked for forgiveness because... 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #3

Sneederbunk

(14,275 posts)

1. I do not forgive myself as an elected official under the authority of law.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:09 PM

Nov 2020

Eyeball_Kid

(7,429 posts)

2. Trump will try, but he'll fail.

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:18 PM

Nov 2020

No court would allow it to stand. Setting that precedent would destroy the country. Judges want to make a living, too.

3catwoman3

(23,943 posts)

3. Did not Trump once claim that he has never asked for forgiveness because...

Reply to mahina (Original post)

Sat Nov 28, 2020, 07:24 PM

Nov 2020

...he has never done anything wrong?

If he has never done anything wrong, why should he need to be pardoned?

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