The presidentās pardon power is so ill-defined, that might actually be legal. No one has so blatantly put it to the test before in 250 years, so we dont actually know.
The conservative supreme court did rule that bribery is only bribery if you explicitly state āi am bribing you for this, with thisā which makes a lot of sense when you see how many times Clarence Thomas has gotten āfree loansā and āhereās a house, some tuition and some vacations, palā in his career. Not to mention the slightly lesser grifts by Roberts and Alito.
Since the 2mil was for an āaudienceā and not a pardon, I bet it actually wasent illegal. Just deeply, deeply immoral and āshould be illegal, but the conservatives on the high court are on the takeā so its not.
No, it would be illegal if the intent was clear. All the communications beforehand would establish that a pardon is needed. Things are not actually negotiated with a wink and nod.
The Constitution was written by a generation who lived and died on their reputation and integrity. It never occurred to them that a criminal with absolutely zero shame about being a criminal could get elected president. The system wasnāt designed to handle someone like Trump.
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The presidentās pardon power is so ill-defined, that might actually be legal. No one has so blatantly put it to the test before in 250 years, so we dont actually know.
The conservative supreme court did rule that bribery is only bribery if you explicitly state āi am bribing you for this, with thisā which makes a lot of sense when you see how many times Clarence Thomas has gotten āfree loansā and āhereās a house, some tuition and some vacations, palā in his career. Not to mention the slightly lesser grifts by Roberts and Alito.
Since the 2mil was for an āaudienceā and not a pardon, I bet it actually wasent illegal. Just deeply, deeply immoral and āshould be illegal, but the conservatives on the high court are on the takeā so its not.
No, it would be illegal if the intent was clear. All the communications beforehand would establish that a pardon is needed. Things are not actually negotiated with a wink and nod.
The Constitution was written by a generation who lived and died on their reputation and integrity. It never occurred to them that a criminal with absolutely zero shame about being a criminal could get elected president. The system wasnāt designed to handle someone like Trump.