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Trump says he will ask kneeling athletes to recommend people for him to pardon [View all] sabra Jun 2018 OP

You want to a pardon? How much! How much!! PubliusEnigma Jun 2018 #1

W...T...F? Dave Starsky Jun 2018 #2

That, he is. chelsea0011 Jun 2018 #70

He is signaling to his co-conspirators that he will pardon anyone with a heartbeat bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #3

This pretty much sums it up: demmiblue Jun 2018 #4

and it reinforces the idea that blacks are criminals for his base yurbud Jun 2018 #53

Yet a vast majority.... SergeStorms Jun 2018 #66

I thought he pardoned... Chrysanthemum Jun 2018 #68

Right you are. SergeStorms Jun 2018 #69

good point yurbud Jun 2018 #71

Can someone refuse a pardon, and choose to finish their sentence? neeksgeek Jun 2018 #5

yes. burdick v. united states unblock Jun 2018 #11

Thanks! nt neeksgeek Jun 2018 #61

Can't pardon the never convicted. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #6

the president can pardon anyone at any point after the alleged crime has been committed unblock Jun 2018 #15

I stand corrected. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #19

why limit it to the police? unblock Jun 2018 #20

That's right. Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #29

How will pardoning help innocent people killed by cops? yurbud Jun 2018 #7

It's about DownriverDem Jun 2018 #12

no, it's not. unblock Jun 2018 #25

We all know what this is about DownriverDem Jun 2018 #8

He can only go so far for black votes without losing racists in his base yurbud Jun 2018 #13

this is brilliantly evil: it reframes kneeling from being about innocents killed yurbud Jun 2018 #9

Great summary! BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #43

that's what I thought - he's trying to change the naritive n/t Locrian Jun 2018 #57

and then if someone says, "We don't want anyone pardoned..." yurbud Jun 2018 #58

Exactly. MariaCSR Jun 2018 #64

There's a chance someone pitched this idea to him, or he simply thinks that's what BLM yurbud Jun 2018 #65

Unless dump can raise the dead, SCVDem Jun 2018 #10

This rickford66 Jun 2018 #40

I guess that's Trump being sarcastic. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #14

Well, many of them are black so between them they probably know every in jail underpants Jun 2018 #16

My guess too. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2018 #55

He wants to fake pardon Ali while calling the NFL protesters SOBs? Marcuse Jun 2018 #17

So he wants to see exceptionally skilled and well-paid black men kneeling tanyev Jun 2018 #18

That is stomach churning imagery. Kber Jun 2018 #59

The man-child has a new toy Perseus Jun 2018 #21

once again, donnie shows himself to be a toddler who discovered a new toy. unblock Jun 2018 #22

If athlete kneels he/she can recommend pardon thbobby Jun 2018 #23

To us, this sounds idiotic. To regular people however, this might have more legs. Calista241 Jun 2018 #24

But, can be bring back anyone killed by police. eom R Merm Jun 2018 #26

The people they're kneeling for are dead. Vinca Jun 2018 #27

Welcome to the world of a reality TV show Presidency Botany Jun 2018 #28

this is the first thing I thought of... Javaman Jun 2018 #30

Unfortunately snowybirdie Jun 2018 #31

Pandering for votes duforsure Jun 2018 #32

That's not what their protesting CanonRay Jun 2018 #33

You can't pardon a dead black man criminally shot to death by cops...trump still beachbum bob Jun 2018 #34

This rickford66 Jun 2018 #41

He doesn't even TRY to understand! donkeypoofed Jun 2018 #35

First recommendation: all the Canadian hockey players who burnt the White House. Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #36

Can he pardon someone who was already executed on the street? JohnnyRingo Jun 2018 #37

This rickford66 Jun 2018 #42

"Step right up! Step right up! Kiss my ring and get a pardon!" Va Lefty Jun 2018 #38

First, now they should ALL kneel every game so they're RandomAccess Jun 2018 #39

How can Trump pardon victims of racial profiling and violence??? Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #44

See this? This is what too much Fox News does to your brain, kids! Initech Jun 2018 #45

When we got buzzed and saw this ad in the old days, we headed over to Denny's for a grand slam. marble falls Jun 2018 #47

I would do the same! Initech Jun 2018 #49

Its their fault, first they made pot look like a lot of fun (it was: only more so)... marble falls Jun 2018 #60

The one name nowhere on any of their lists? Donald J. Trump Sr. marble falls Jun 2018 #46

He first said they should recommend "friends of theirs" before adding "or people they know of" hlthe2b Jun 2018 #48

Maybe they should put him to the test ... jb5150 Jun 2018 #50

Biggus Dickus!!! ret5hd Jun 2018 #51

Fuck you and the horse you rode on, you racist POS jmowreader Jun 2018 #52

Trump discovers "The President's Evil", announces his Royal Touch can cure it muriel_volestrangler Jun 2018 #54

Wait .... NOT THE ONION?????? VWolf Jun 2018 #56

In addition to pardon power being unable to bring back the dead... bsiebs Jun 2018 #62

Sheesh... RobinA Jun 2018 #63

Wait a minute... pecosbob Jun 2018 #67