The Next President is...

[BFM this]

I'm curious, and a first swing with the Google machine yielded few results:

That's quite a few pardons for people never charged.  Is this normal?  Just something that we haven't heard of because it wasn't newsworthy?  How many times has this happened in the past?  I know that Presidents sign a lot of pardons in the 11th hour of their term, but what percentage are for uncharged individuals?

[uninformed]

BFM, not normal at all.  The optics for Biden's legacy is terrible.  It's almost as though he's trying to drive has approval ratings to zero. Maybe he's doing it to punish the DNC for dumping him.  Or, maybe he had no idea what he was signing...his family members probably offered him an ice cream cone if he'd just sign on the dotted line. 

[BashiChuni]

This picture sums up everything. Most corrupt administration in history. 

[Smokin]

Other than the ice cream bribe idea, which is disturbingly possible, the only explanations that make sense are:

A- He knows they committed crimes that merit prosecution or

B- He thinks that the judicial system is unjust enough to commit law-fare against political opponents of the party in power

If A, then clearly the Biden Crime Family is as bad or worse than the right wing social commenters have said they are.  If B, I wonder where he got that idea?  Maybe the last 4 years of his administration had something to do with it...

[ClearedHot]

I was flying my plane home from a trip today, at 1203 Guard came alive "We have been unburdened by what has been"...then EVERYONE jumped in...not a single negative comment.

[HeloDude]

[tac airlifter]

 

[TreeA10]

Classic projection. Biden knows what a corrupt DOJ could do because he did it.  Therefore, he wanted to protect other Biden Crime Family recipients of the influence peddaling they benefited from.

[kaputt]

6 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Late to the party.  WSJ did this reporting back in June.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/joe-biden-age-public-election-campaign-343a47bf

Great, June. Where the hell were they in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and half of 2024?

[Tulsa]

7 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

No wonder a few of our stalwart lefts rage quit the forum.

Per the logic and legal precedent stated above, those individuals named in the pardon would have to submit an approved confession to accept the pardon, right?   I hope this gets squashed in the courts, such a dangerous and disturbing precedent. 

[dream big]

7 hours ago, uninformed said:

BFM, not normal at all.  The optics for Biden's legacy is terrible.  It's almost as though he's trying to drive has approval ratings to zero. Maybe he's doing it to punish the DNC for dumping him.  Or, maybe he had no idea what he was signing...his family members probably offered him an ice cream cone if he'd just sign on the dotted line. 

You jest but this is probably the most accurate prediction. The halfwit can’t string a sentence together (hasn’t been able to since 2019), doubt he just woke up and decided to pardon Miley. His handlers made sure he did - which should scare anyone still in uniform how deeply entrenched the deep state is in the military. Can’t wait for DOGE to destroy the rot that has infested the DOD.

[cragspider]

Coast Guard Commandant is the first one to fall, Lots of issues here.

[ClearedHot]

Trump dropped 1500 Pardons last night...basically covered all the Jan 6 folks.

 

Edit to add, he vaporized the security clearances of the 51 who helped cover up the laptop...LONG OVERDUE ACCOUNTABILITY!

[disgruntledemployee]

2 hours ago, cragspider said:

Coast Guard Commandant is the first one to fall, Lots of issues here.

The article goes well beyond the bullshit line of loss of confidence to lead.  This is a bow shot to the military leadership community.

[uhhello]

https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/USCG-Staff-Update-for-Members-12.12.2454.pdf

Interesting read.  How anyone in the last 10 years thinks any type of cover up is going to stay hidden is beyond help.  

[BFM this]

https://thepopulisttimes.com/its-all-gonna-be-released-uncle-sam-trump-to-declassify-mlk-jfk-and-rfk-assassination-records/
 

Here’s hoping he doesn’t flinch this time.

[disgruntledemployee]

50 minutes ago, BFM this said:

https://thepopulisttimes.com/its-all-gonna-be-released-uncle-sam-trump-to-declassify-mlk-jfk-and-rfk-assassination-records/
 

Here’s hoping he doesn’t flinch this time.

Ha!  My bet is the drawer is empty and everything is ash.

[M2]

[disgruntledemployee]

10 minutes ago, M2 said:

Didn't the Supreme Court effectively do that immunity thing for Presidents when ruling on a Trump case?

[ClearedHot]

45 minutes ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Didn't the Supreme Court effectively do that immunity thing for Presidents when ruling on a Trump case?

For things he did AS POTUS...not as VP or a Civilian.

[disgruntledemployee]

2 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

For things he did AS POTUS...not as VP or a Civilian.

In his mind, he was never VP or a civillain.  In his mind.. ooh, squirrel.  Squirrel ice cream... yum...  Gum, gumbo, dumbo, hey.. that mouse in that mouse movie... hey.... where am I... You know my son died in war... time to wander ...