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But what does it mean?
It means that any business or political ally of Trump's or any Trump family member is above the law. They can do whatever they please and if caught will be pardoned. The power is absolute. Stephen Miller can walk into a synagogue and shoot a bunch of fellow Jews he hates in the head...and he can be pardoned. In the case of the Mueller investigation, they will likely be pardoned even before charges are brought. They can be pardoned even before they being ordered to testify. They can simply ignor a subpoena or even a court order to appear and testify, and be pardoned before they can be charged.
If he starts pardoning anybody who can hurt him, will Congressional Republicans allow Trump to subvert the entire American legal system? Because the power of a presidential pardon is absolute. They only way to stop the abuse of it, which I believe qualifies as a High Crime (and I believe the pardoning of Joe Arpaio constitutes that level of abuse)...is removal from office.
Last edited by Ike Bana; 08-26-2017 at 08:36 AM.
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