Trump has assembled team to recommend and vet candidates for clemency

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President Trump is considering issuing additional pardons and commutations and has assembled a team of advisers to recommend and vet candidates for clemency, a White House official said Thursday.

Wednesday night that Trump had put together this team, which the report said is basically an informal task force of at least a half-dozen allies of the president. According to the report, the group has been meeting since late last year.

This comes as speculation swirls around whether Trump will pardon his longtime ally Roger Stone who is expected to be sentenced by a federal judge on Thursday. Early in the morning, Trump from a segment on Tucker Carlson’s show on Fox News that suggested the president is considering pardoning Stone.of seven to nine years in prison, asking Judge Amy Berman Jackson of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to reduce the sentence after Trump himself called the proposal"a miscarriage of justice.", granting clemency to 11 people. The list included commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov.

 

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Let’s see real pardons for people with bad lawyers who failed to keep out of jail for petty crimes. Innocent people instead of white collar crimes.

O, please! Trump has the face of worrie on that pic that he doesn’t pardon his own self.

Wow! Trump is desperate for votes and trolling every possible action to lend credibility to his seemly nice compressionate side which he really doesn’t have.

Persons wishing to send their requests for pardons fo themselves or their loved ones along with a suitable 'Donation'in a plain brown unmarked envelope to the Trump Justice Department South, Mar a Lago redemption center, Palm Beach, Florida. 33480

Why?

I bet there's not one Trump detracter who deserves clemency

Like a garage sale more or less? Does the money go directly to Trump Corp. or do they have to pretend it’s political donations?

He wants to pardon himself! Impeached forever!

And this is 'news' why?

Timefor45toResign

Well Mofo, whatever you do don't forget John Wilkes Booth.

Could he be asking families for money to let them out

He's not considering, he's going to do it! Law enforcement should stop prosecuting criminal until Trump is removed. It make no sense. To convict criminals when Trump is letting them out through the back door! Criminal respect and like other criminal.

Parameters for clemency - is it white collared crime - Yes - Is he a a Trump supporter Yes - Has the Family bribed me with enough money - Yes, Will he commit himself to a undying loyalty to me - Yes- Is his wife good looking - No - Shit possible deal breaker !

Wow! Why did you do this? Fix your omission, animals

He will throw in one person of color thinking it shows he isn't racial.

Let’s all change the channel on his awful reality show changethechannel

They’ll try to pardon everyone to claim the corrupt persons were legit

All his cronies.

Rich donors looking to get a family member off can make their checks directly to Comrade Donald Trump. Paper trails don’t matter anymore cause the GOP is NEVER going to hold their king accountable so no need for subterfuge. It’s all crimes in the open from now on.

You have more important things to do than second guess the judicial system

No matter who the democratic nominee is, do not vote for this man again. Remember Congress makes the law, not the President. So Bernie or any other person can't pass major reforms without Congress.

The crook pardoning crooks. What a time in America. Vote!

Hire a criminal to do a criminal's work. He knows they'll follow him anywhere and has all the dirt hanging over to keep them loyal and in line. Mobster 101. Does this make America great again for the Deplorables?

LouDobbs17 Why not? Obama did it for 1927 during his tenure

He get a list from JudgeJeanine, foxandfriends, and LouDobbs ?

He’s actually pretty far behind on the presidential pardons. He definitely needs to bring some light to cases of over prosecution of non-violent offenders. Especially first time offenders.

What a useless man.

Bastard

Boo

Of course, crook helping his fellow crooks.

Vet candidates for clemency? You must mean review lists of donors, suck up’s or anyone affiliated with Trump’s tv show. Oh, and if Fox News says so

How many did Obama pardon?

He’s pardoning like he’s about to lose the power....... what shoe is about to drop?

Hey, Trump, How about protecting Americans from the 2000 new cases of corona virus just now reported in the US instead of wasting taxpayers dollars on deciding to pardon your father’s chiseling partner, Bernie Madoff.

I’d like to be pardoned in advance please for any future high crimes or misdemeanors.

Clinton pardoned 450, Obama nearly 2000

Because he can 🤦‍♀️. Thank you to all the good willing GOPers serving this delicious plate on to Americans (and rest of the world’s)dinner tables. Thank you for “teaching him a lesson”.

Disgusting

realDonaldTrump use your pardons to their fullest. There are people of color just waiting for you to act. Non Violent offenders jailed by corrupt prosecutors, just to prove power. We should set the record straight, many were found guilty through politics. Give back lives/freedom

He has to, he will be able to do it when he loses.

His corrupt buddies I would suppose?

realDonaldTrump believes in criminals. That's why he's pardoning them at a rate never seen before. It takes a criminal to trace the footsteps of another criminal on a rock. He will pardon all the criminal associates he has.

No STONE left un-turned.....

How many of peopl of color & middle to low income will be on that list?

If only Charlie Manson could have held out a little longer.

Good. Prison reform is desperately needed for non-violent people. The court system is a disgrace.

A team will decide. Sure. Trump: 'Oh, they recommended pardoning Stone, Flynn & Manafort...I had nothing to do with it, hardly know the guys!'

No respect for rule of law and trial by jury. Sending message that if you have enough money you can break the rules.

I hope Trump pardons Bill Cosby who was railroaded in a kangaroo court a couple of years ago !

To own the Justice Department.

I hear realDonaldTrump is considering a pardon for Pontius Pilate.

Are Bernie Madoff and Charles Manson next?

What a miscarriage of justice.

No shit.

And yet, he had essentially dissolved the team that would help on combating the Coronavirus. Fancy that.

Make Pardons Profitable Again

FreeRogerStone

I didn’t realize so many of his friends and contributors were in prison.

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