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SergeStorms

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69. Right you are.

Sat Jun 9, 2018, 01:59 AM

Jun 2018

I found a list of everyone he's pardoned, so far; Sholom Rubashkin, Joe Arpaio, Kristian Saucier, Scooter Libby, Jack Johnson, Dinesh D'Sousa, Alice Johnson. So there are several people of color he's pardoned, which really surprised me. The people he's been talking about pardoning, like Martha Stewart, are the ones that push me over the edge.

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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