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His own Benghazi (on a day

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:11:26 +0000

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His own Benghazi (on a day Covid deaths passed 4000 - a two-year)

The Trump riot at the Capitol has now claimed more lives than the Benghazi attacks https://t.co/NbPX1hBgng
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 8, 2021

People being considered for

artappraiser — Fri, 08 Jan 2021 05:30:03 +0000

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People being considered for pardons on January 19, per Bloomberg:
— Donald Trump
— Mark Meadows
— Stephen Miller
— John McEntee
— Dan Scavino
— Ivanka Trump
— Jared Kushner
— Rudy Giuliani
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
— Albert Pirro
— Lil Wayne
— Kodak Blackhttps://t.co/4yT4JYmuEf
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) January 7, 2021

Before it becomes a test of

moat — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 23:05:09 +0000

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Before it becomes a test of power, is it even an idea?

There is the idea of forgiving oneself. It applies to matters one perhaps should not excoriate oneself for if the matter is some kind of circle of fault that only concerns your own judgment.

But once you have offended other people enough to be charged with wrongdoing, the only relief from it can only come from other people.

When saying "I pardon myself", no images appear.

points out that this should

artappraiser — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:29:14 +0000

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points out that this should be a problem for many conservatives (including conservatives on the Supreme Court)

Under Any Originalist Interpretation of the Constitution, the Idea of a Self-Pardon Should be Laughed At & Laughed Out of Court

I don't think Madison had self-pardons in mind when he was writing the Constitution. He wanted to limit the power of despots, not give them impunity
— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) January 7, 2021