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Trump's sordid pardons cement his corrupt legacy
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[quote:TRAINED FOR THIS:MV80NjgwMDA3Xzg1MTkwNDg3XzhCMzM5MzE3] [quote:Anonymous Coward 79664448:MV80NjgwMDA3X0ZGQTAzOTJF] The Founding Fathers would have been disgusted by President Donald Trump's serial abuse of the pardon power. Nearly 90% of his pardons to date have gone to friends or politically connected allies -- including corrupt politicians. While the President's pardon power may seem unconstrained by the Constitution, a closer look shows that Trump is violating every principle the framers of the Constitution assumed would be followed by a principled President -- and there's evidence they intended special constraints on a President's pardon power after they'd been impeached. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/opinions/trump-presidential-pardons-avlon/index.html [/quote] Let's examine abnormal activity: [b][u]PARDONS[/u][/b] George H. W. Bush (R)----------- 77 Bill Clinton (D)--------------------[b]459[/b] George W Bush (R)-------------- 200 Barrack Obama (D)--------------[b]1,927[/b] Donald Trump (R)--------------- 196 Looks like the Dem(on)crats take the lead without any questions. What looks like [b]ABUSE[/b] of power here? [/quote]
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The Founding Fathers would have been disgusted by President Donald Trump's serial abuse of the pardon power. Nearly 90% of his pardons to date have gone to friends or politically connected allies -- including corrupt politicians. While the President's pardon power may seem unconstrained by the Constitution, a closer look shows that Trump is violating every principle the framers of the Constitution assumed would be followed by a principled President -- and there's evidence they intended special constraints on a President's pardon power after they'd been impeached.
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