Donald Trump has promised to pardon his White House staffers, reported the Wall Street Journal’s Josh Dawsey in an exclusive report on Friday.
Dawsey, the veteran DC reporter, cited “people who have heard his comments” in the bombshell report revealing that Trump is asking his staff to operate with a sense of impunity.
“I’ll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval,” Trump reportedly told staffers “in a recent meeting to laughs.”
How is this a “bombshell”? Like really? Was this not assumed? Hell we don’t even know if this shit is technically illegal, immoral yes completely.
Openly manipulating markets and now betting sites for personal gain. They have already embezzled billions. Crypto scams up the wazzo.
The grift knows no end.
To any staffer doing illegal stuff on this empty promise: he didn’t say he’ll do it for free, remember to put away some cash to purchase one when needed
So what. He promises a lot of things he doesn’t deliver. Staffers know that best of anyone.
It’s almost like they’re criminals or something.
Why do they need assurances that they’d get pardons?
This is the guy that claimed anyone taking the Fifth was guilty, now promising pardons?
You know, you always have the power to void any pardons from Trump (create a new law). But that would require you lot to grow some balls which I don’t see happening.
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, dismissed Trump’s comments in a statement, saying, “The Wall Street Journal should learn to take a joke, however, the President’s pardon power is absolute.”
It’s just a joke, bro! Unless…
The leaders of a first world nation are no different from YouTube clown shows.
Y’all are the actual government of an entire country. You shouldn’t be making fucking jokes in the first place especially when it pertains to the law. And if this was a joke, it’s not even a very good one.
The Donvict operates this way, testing the waters to see how far he can go and see what might stick.
my kid reverts to “im just joking” when they know they fucked up, and they are 8. is the potus an 8yo?
That’s not fair. 8 year olds aren’t nearly this dumb.
Doesn’t he say he’s the same person he was when he was 4 and proud of it?
It’s not absolute.
He will pardon anyone whose useful to him, regardless of the crimes. I’m exhausted trying to get people to understand just how destructive and dangerous it is for him to be in power. None of it matters. He’s gonna get away with it all because too many people believe, for no good fucking reason, that something will stop him so the don’t have to act.
He will pardon everyone who can afford it.
I’d love it if the media would stop reporting that Trump doing the worst fucking thing imaginable is a “bombshell.”
But this is a bombshell, though? Would be the worst scandal of any other administration.
Every single day would be the worst scandal of any other administration.
Is this your first day here? Like, on Earth?
“Bombshell Report: Trump tells his staff no one will be getting a pardon.”
Now there’s a headline I didn’t see coming.
More corruption. And Americans continue to do nothing .
I think most Americans are apathetic about issues that don’t effect our lifestyles. We don’t necessarily like the actions of our country as a whole, but we limit our outrage to the internet and the ballot box.
Too bad the ballot box won’t be much of an option for you, but most won’t even notice form how many don’t bother to vote.
There is a pretty significant chance that Trump won’t keep his word.
And that’s if he doesn’t just die before he has a chance to.
Generally speaking, you want to pardon your Capos because you don’t want them ratting on you.
You say this as if trump thinks things through.
Hows that Iran situation going? Oh, he declaired absolute victory? How very odd, and also factually untrue.
You say this as if trump thinks things through.
He’s been at this racket for a long while.
Hows that Iran situation going?
Everyone on the inside is making a ton of money.
If they’re pardoned they can’t hide behind the fifth, especially if he issues the blanket pardons like he’s threatening.
Might make for some interesting TV. And you KNOW those dumbfucks would then somehow screw up their testimony, subjecting them to perjury charges…
If they’re pardoned they can’t hide behind the fifth
They can if they don’t fear a contempt charge. Quite a few seem happy enough to entirely ignore subpoenas
Yeah but on the other hand, if they are pardoned then the 5th doesn’t apply to them and they can face charges for not answering questions.
This is why I don’t want bondi being investigated right now. I can wait 3 years.
They could have stopped Trump from running if they cared.
The system allows it, real democracies don’t rely on people’s good faith
Ok hold, that’s fine let him do that. Now what the next president should do just assassinate them and then pardon the assassins. Since it seems that we can do whatever the fuck we want with the pardons now.
