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soandso

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7. Presidents Carter and Obama

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 05:48 AM

Dec 2

commuted the sentences of terrorists, including one group who shot members of congress from the visitors balcony and another who bombed a restaurant in NYC, killing several and injuring many more. We're talking really serious shit there. So, I guess, the answer to your question is yes because if that can be commuted so can the sentence of someone who beat up a cop.

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Pardons for Hunter/Jan6ers... Is violently attacking the police an ordinary pardonable crime? [View all] keithbvadu2 Dec 1 OP

'violently attacking' sounds criminal to me; elleng Dec 1 #1

Anything is pardonable. Even treason. RockRaven Dec 1 #2

The president can issue pardons for all federal crimes. tritsofme Dec 1 #3

Are you equating the pardon of Hunter Biden with the J6 traitors? brush Dec 2 #4

I consider them to Be somewhat opposite 'IOIYAAR.' keithbvadu2 Dec 2 #5

I'm not a Magat JustAnotherGen Dec 2 #6

Presidents Carter and Obama soandso Dec 2 #7