Potential Memorial Day Pardons

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(05-23-2019, 08:22 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: You guys have fallen into the trap by allowing someone to change the narrative of this thread to what Obama said or did regarding Chelsea Manning and Bowe Bergdahl and not about Trump wanting to pardon a murderer.

Risking more "whataboutism" and derailing... the last two Democrat Presidents both were involved in the commutation of sentences for murderers. They weren't in jail for murder, but they were murderers. FALN. They were serial bomber terrorists.

Clinton commuted 16 sentences, 1 refused, Obama later commuted his sentence.

I don't say this to whatabout, but to simply give perspective that yes while Gallagher doesn't sound like he's deserving of a pardon, it isn't Trump completely breaking the mold here. 

I'd also like to point out that since the very day he was elected, we've had 2 years worth of speculation and outrage over who he MAY pardon. This might very well unfold like the article says it "may" and "believed" to be from unnamed sources, but I will hold off until it actually happens.

Democrats need to step up and deliver a damn good moderate candidate for 2020 that can get some centrist votes. Then we can just be hopefully over all this shit... though I fear that the hysteria-cat is out of the bag now and this is going to be the new norm. 


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If I wanted to whatabout, I would mention that Bill Clinton gave his own brother a pardon. Talk about shady use of power!