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Trump is forgoing legal advice and instead listening to friends, TV hosts, and relatives on who to pardon, report says

criminals apply to the White House to be considered, and their cases are then reviewed by Department of Justice attorneys.

But Trump is instead relying on the advice of people close to him for recommendations on who to pardon, sources told the Post, particularly his son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner. Speculation is growing on whom the president will pardon to in his last weeks before leaving office on January 20.

Traditionally, presidents reserve their pardons for people who've been victims of a miscarriage of justice. But Trump has been accused of using the power to shield former associates from punishment for crimes. There has even been speculation that Trump could issue himself a pardon, an unprecedented move that some legal experts believe would be struck down by the Supreme Court.

The president on Wednesday declared that he had pardoned former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who admitted lying to FBI agents about his contact with Russian officials before Trump took office. Trump claimed that Flynn did not receive a fair hearing as part of the investigation into his crimes. to be accused of misusing pardons, with George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton also accused of abusing the power. Something is loading.

 

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Poo

He can pardon whoever we wants.

BS

I'm sure that'll end really well like all of his other super awesome ideas.

Anyone else think it looks like a giant dick photoboming....Melaria? Seriously tho - in a passing glance it looks like a dick pic. 😂😂😂😂

its 4d chess!

Why change now?

That turkey is like: Pardon me! Pardon me! Pardon me! 🦃

How worried you get when truth tellers like Assange might get pardoned

And how is this different from the last 4 years?

Jak tam kurwo kanubalu jebany męska szmato melon Trump. Zubaczysz jak ci dopierdole kurwo zabije cie.

He has no friends.

He’s already pardoned one turkey this week.

As he should. Pardon Assange, Snowdon and Ross Ulbricht next !!

thanks

Hopefully he pardons Snowden

thanks

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