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[+] 43 points 1 year ago (12 children)
  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago* (10 children)

    As President, Trump can only pardon people for federal crimes, not state.

    If he wants to pardon people for Minnesota state crimes, he has to run to be governor of Minnesota, win, and he still can't do pardons single-handedly then:

    https://mn.gov/crc/about-us/board-pardons.jsp

    The Minnesota Board of Pardons (Board), which consists of the Governor, the Minnesota Attorney General, and the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, may grant a pardon or commutation to individuals who meet basic eligibility requirements set forth in state law. To receive a pardon or commutation, the Governor and at least one other Board member must vote in favor of clemency.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    There's no law saying Trump can't run for governor of all 50 states simultaneously. Oh, wait, there is? Well there's no law saying Trump can't break the law

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    See, the mistake you're making is thinking Trump gives a fuck about the law.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    The mistake you're making is thinking Minnesotans will let this man walk free because the Pretender in Chief says so.

    We'll stick this asshole with the 28th Virginia battle flag and they can come and try to collect him.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Can't even imagine how quickly everything would go to shit if he actually pardoned him (state charges anyway so can't happen). Instant green light to a third of the country that they "can" just kill democrats.

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