Trump Pardons – Pensito

Recruiting a New Gang

January 19, 2021 Buck Banks

Trump’s four years were no walk in the rose garden,
And as he slinks into history, few are feeling maudlin.
No, it’s a day for the odds-makers,
Who are finding plenty of takers
To bet on which and how many criminals he’ll pardon.

Trump Expected to Bestow 100 Pardons on Last Day in Office

January 19, 2021 Buck Banks

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President Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, a major batch of clemency actions that includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others but — as of now — is not expected to include Trump himself, CNN reports.

Trump Considering Pre-Emptive Pardons for Friends and Family

December 4, 2020 Buck Banks

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“President Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 aides and associates before leaving office, frustrating Republicans who believe offering legal reprieves to his friends and family members could backfire,” Politico reports.

Poll: Susan B. Anthony Pardon Was Just Pandering

August 19, 2020 Buck Banks

54%

A new YouGov poll finds just 24% of Americans think President Trump’s pardon of Susan B. Anthony was genuine, while 54% think it was pandering.

If Trump Uses Pardon Power for People Related to the Russia Probe, Congress Will React

March 7, 2019 Buck Banks

“If you start to see this president use pardon power for people who are connected with this investigation, I think you’ll see Congress erupt.”

— Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), quoted by The Hill.

GOP Desperate to Put Kavanaugh on Bench in Time to Rule on Case That Would Allow Trump to Pardon State-Level Crimes

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Jon Ponder

From Natasha Bernard at The Atlantic: “A key Republican senator has quietly weighed in on an upcoming Supreme Court case that could have important consequences for Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation”:

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Recruiting a New Gang

Trump Expected to Bestow 100 Pardons on Last Day in Office

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President Trump is preparing to issue around 100 pardons and commutations on his final full day in office Tuesday, a major batch of clemency actions that includes white collar criminals, high-profile rappers and others but — as of now — is not expected to include Trump himself, CNN reports.

Trump Considering Pre-Emptive Pardons for Friends and Family

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“President Trump is considering preemptively pardoning as many as 20 aides and associates before leaving office, frustrating Republicans who believe offering legal reprieves to his friends and family members could backfire,” Politico reports.

Poll: Susan B. Anthony Pardon Was Just Pandering

54%

A new YouGov poll finds just 24% of Americans think President Trump’s pardon of Susan B. Anthony was genuine, while 54% think it was pandering.

If Trump Uses Pardon Power for People Related to the Russia Probe, Congress Will React

“If you start to see this president use pardon power for people who are connected with this investigation, I think you’ll see Congress erupt.”

— Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), quoted by The Hill.

GOP Desperate to Put Kavanaugh on Bench in Time to Rule on Case That Would Allow Trump to Pardon State-Level Crimes

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“I imagine we’ll have a conversation at some point. He can do whatever he wants. Any citizen can do whatever he wants. But I’d tell him it’s better for us that we keep these people and have a majority that can be sustained going forward.”

— ”Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that is not helpful to the GOP’s goal of winning back a majority in the House to have former President Trump targeting incumbents in primary races, The Hill reports.

“I don’t think anybody does a better job than mothers in the home, and any bill that makes it easier or more convenient for mothers to come out of the home and let others raise their child, I don’t think that’s a good direction for us to be going.”

— Idaho state Rep. Charlie Shepherd (R) argued against a bill which would use $6 million in federal grants to increase early childhood education, KTVB reports.

— Perry Bacon Jr.

“There is nothing more dangerous than a reckless asshole who thinks he is smarter than everyone else.”

— Former House Speaker John Boehner, describing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in his new book, On the House.

“I take them one at a time, if there is someone I think will be good to Missouri, that I can defend to my voters, somebody who I think is going to be good for the job, I’ll vote for them.”

— Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) defended his role as the only US senator to oppose every one of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet nominees, insisting that he evaluates each pick individually, CNN reports.

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3:19

William Walker, commanding general of the D.C. National Guard, will testify that it took three hours and 19 minutes for the Pentagon to approve a request for National Guard assistance during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

3X

The Trump Hotel in Washington, D.C. has tripled its room rates for tonight — in line with the latest QAnon conspiracy theory that March 4 will mark the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the Washingtonian reports.

$2.9 trillion

63%

Although Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he doesn’t support a federal minimum wage hike to $15 an hour, a new poll suggests that 63% of West Virginians support raising the minimum wage to that level by 2025.

22%

Vice President Kamala Harris is favorite to win the next presidential election with 22% implied probability, ahead of Joe Biden at 20% and Donald Trump at 14%, according to betting odds from British bookmaker Ladbrokes, Reuters reports.