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Trump pardoned them. Now they’re helping him return to power. (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Ranvier@sopuli.xyz to c/politics@lemmy.world

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Never before had a president used his constitutional clemency powers to free or forgive so many people who could be useful to his future political efforts. A Washington Post review of Trump’s 238 clemency orders found that dozens of recipients, including Arpaio, have gone on to plug his 2024 candidacy through social media and national interviews, contribute money to his front-running bid for the Republican nomination or disseminate his false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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[-] DarkGamer@kbin.social 16 points 7 months ago

I'm genuinely surprised he didn't try to pardon all the Jan 6 insurrectionists.

[-] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 months ago

For free? Not a chance. I doubt he would have even given them a discount on the price of a pardon.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 7 points 7 months ago

Probably too much effort. he's lazy, as well as stupid.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

There have been a lot of good relevant lawsuits brought against Trump recently, is there any legal stipulation that works against this type of bribery?

Donating to a political campaign in a straightforward exchange for political favors?

[-] originalfrozenbanana@lemm.ee 8 points 7 months ago

The Article II Section 2 constitutional power to pardon is almost entirely unrestricted or limited. The only thing stopping a president from gaining from the pardon (financially, politically, or otherwise) is social pressure. The only limit is that the President cannot use their pardon for impeachment.

[-] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

But checks and balances!?!?!!1

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Dag, alright.

[-] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Bribery, or "lobbying", is legal so I doubt it.

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