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Anyone has ever deserved a pardon it's this guy
Unfortunately a presidential pardon would be as blatant a political act as they come. Or at least that’s how it would be perceived.
He’ll be OK. There’ll be employers lining up to give him a job afterwards.
Putting ketchup on a burger and not mustard is seen as a political act anymore. Trump pardoned a group of war criminals, Charles Littlejohn deserves to walk free.
The law is the law. We need to keep acting in good faith or we’re no better than the GOP. I agree with your sentiment but I think he knew exactly what would happen and did not expect to be let off the hook.
I doubt he expected five years though. It's not like he was making money from what he did or showing classified information that could harm someone.
I do not want him to be punished, but at the same time ‘we’ need to uphold the standards that ‘they’ would not (when it suited them).
I miss the days when politicians weren't afraid to do political things. These days they can't even pass bills.
This is like a millennial joke wrapped in a boomer joke
Which means GOP would do it in a heartbeat but we for some reason never could dream of doing so
We aren’t the Sith.
"some reason"?
Would you mind elaborating?
Whistle-blowers are not very employable.
What about at a whistle making factory, as a tester?
I've heard that job really blows.
Pfffffff Biden is old as fuck and would be on his second term. The final act of his political career, and as political foosballs go about as long lasting as Barak Obama having a ketchup stain on his suit.
he wouldnt pardon this guy, all his friends would be furious
Nope. It’s a bad move and would be acting like GOP scum.