No comparison. Trump was dragged through the courts for drawing breath, let’s not have a double standard. If people have done nothing wrong they don’t need pardons, they can have their day in court to prove themselves innocent if accused. .
Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
Interesting you guys are anti people being held responsible for being criminals, yet pro going after those who aren’t.
Originally Posted by Jacuzzme
Two wrongs don't make a right.
If we've learned anything from Alvin Bragg and Leticia James, it's that you need to take threats about persecuting political enemies seriously. They campaigned on prosecuting Donald Trump and prosecute they did, even though their cases were largely meritless. Trump ended up with a 450 million judgement and 34 felony convictions.
Kash Patel and Donald Trump have also threatened political enemies. They should be taken seriously. If Biden can prevent meritless prosecutions, he should. It would be a lot better use of a pardon than what Biden did for his son on the tax charges.
But there is a difference between being voted out of office or losing a job at a republican institution and being targeted for investigation and harassment by a government agency that my taxes help pay for.
Originally Posted by txdot-guy
And it's not just our tax dollars. The DOJ, even if it doesn't have a case, can bankrupt a defendant who chooses to fight.