Conservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

Conservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

There’s a world of difference between a pardon issues to prevent malicious prosecution for non-crimew and one issued to people you’ve been instructing to commit crimes

    • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      14 hours ago

      It would be nice if this was a scheme for which only a few lawbreakers at the top were responsible but actually the “little people” had a choice and they’re the ones who voted to entrust Trump with the power to pardon.

      • silence7@lemmy.worldOP
        5·
        13 hours ago

        I spent a lot of time knocking on doors for Harris. In the area I was, people wouldn’t trust her because of skin color and gender. They just couldn’t get past that.