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EXCLUSIVE: Senate Dems consider whether Biden should ‘clear the slate’ and pardon Trump (www.rawstory.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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President Joe Biden’s 180-degree flip on Sunday from his promise not to pardon his son Hunter Biden prompted fierce backlash from politicians and pundits, calling the move a “tremendous strategic blunder that will haunt Democrats,” “the worst thing a president could possibly do to his party” and “the biggest public corruption scandal ever.”

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[–] BrikoX@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

And that's why these incompetent morons lost to Trump in the first place. They just can't help themselves with their useless norms, appearances and public gossip. Nobody gives a shit about that. You either deliver for working people or they will vote for anyone that represents as anti-elite. Because nobody can stand you and would punch you in the face 10/10 times if they could get away with it.

[–] CouncilOfFriends 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I've weighed the options, and the balance needed here is that Joe Manchin should suck a bag of dicks.

[–] mtdyson_01@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Are they fucking nuts. Why would that even come up in any conversation.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

Because

Neoliberals

Are

The

Fucking

Problem

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 12 points 3 weeks ago

I swear to god... If he does, I will never, as long as I live, vote for anyone in their party again.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago

the biggest public corruption scandal ever

Hahahaha, I’m sorry, what?

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

The amount of fucking cowards in our government is absolutely disgusting. Have these pansies never had to do anything hard in their entire fucking life or what?

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

Raw Story asked nine Democratic senators what they thought of Biden pardoning Trump, who has faced nearly 100 criminal charges across two state and two federal indictments — prompting reactions from laughter to dodging.

Sounds like a nothing burger. It won't go anywhere. Media trying to divide people and one DINO trying to setup his next job.

[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

That worked so well after Nixon's resignation. We haven't really had any problems with executive overreach or corruption since then. /s

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago

List the names of the dems who are actually on board with this. List them, and let's vote them out of the party.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

“the biggest public corruption scandal ever.”

Fuck off until you come so far around that you can fuck off again.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Poor OP, decided to be a messenger and is catching strays

[–] Scary_le_Poo@beehaw.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

"politicians and pundits" a.k.a. random accounts on xitter with 5 followers.

A.k.a. "people are saying" = a random account on xitter said...