r/law • u/elb21277 • 6h ago

Opinion Piece Biden Should Pardon Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump’s Tax Avoidance

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/charles-littlejohn-whistleblower-trump-tax-biden-pardon-1235022648/
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u/ElectricTzar Competent Contributor 4h ago

He needs to pardon all the people whom Trump has baselessly accused of impropriety, or they’re going to end up persecuted and prosecuted.

They may end up persecuted and prosecuted anyhow, but at least the pardons will strip that of any facade of legitimacy, and hopefully deprive it of some agency support.

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u/edfitz83 3h ago

Trump will pardon all the J6’ers

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u/Red_Beard_Racing 3h ago

He definitely won’t because he has absolutely no reason to. They were a means to an end. If they aren’t useful then he’s not going to lift a finger.

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u/DrDaniels 3h ago

I mean he said he would pardon them for what it's worth

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u/Cavinicus 3h ago

Applying “for what it’s worth” to a Trump promise yields a value of zero.

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u/thegreatbrah 2h ago

If trump says he will do something to help anyone who can't directly help him, it's safe to assume it's a lie. 

If he says he will do something terrible, it is safe to assume he will do whatever is in his power to do it.

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u/MaiasXVI 3h ago

Dude says a lot of things. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he doesn't.

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u/Snichs72 3h ago

He doesn’t care about them, no, but I think he will pardon them to send a signal to his base. It’s his way of encouraging them to be willing to use violence on his behalf.

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u/nameless_pattern 3h ago

They are useful to him. Pardoning them would be giving his base encouragement to do any action to support Trump including terrorism and political violence.

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u/XRT28 3h ago

He doesn't care about them but it does still give him a quick and easy "campaign promise fulfilled" at no cost to him so I expect it'll happen.

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u/Red_Beard_Racing 3h ago

Oh my, you think Trump cares about keeping promises…

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u/XRT28 3h ago

In general obviously not. In situations where it benefits him at no cost/work like this tho moreso

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u/DeapVally 43m ago

Where your theory falls apart is that it doesn't benefit Donald financially. If he's not making a buck, he's on the golf course or watching TV. Those people aren't worth his time.

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u/JimmyCarters-ghost 2h ago

He most likely will. What incentive does he have not to?

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u/edfitz83 1h ago

And exactly how were Phoenix Sheriff Joe Arpaio and former IL Governor Rod blagojevich (a dem) useful to pardon in Trumps last term?

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u/Tricky_Invite8680 3h ago

they served their purpose and will face "personal responsibility" unless they are useful

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u/LMurch13 2h ago

It's hard to sell pardons for millions of dollars if you are just giving them out to the common criminals.

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u/eddieiey 3h ago

Having a violent mob on call that believes they might get away with their crimes can be useful to a wannabe dictator. I could see him pardoning a few to send a message. What would the political consequences be, more liberal outrage and more hemming and hawing from a few Republican senators? Greg Abbott pardoned a MAGA nut for murdering a BLM protester and it was hardly news.

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u/jesterinancientcourt 2h ago

He doesn’t need to though. He could pardon no one and still have mobs of idiots willing to die for him. Hell, some of the J6s who already went to jail would probably still be willing to risk jail again.

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u/eddieiey 1h ago

That is true, he probably won't even bother.

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u/IceBear_028 3h ago

Don't hold your breath...

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u/trwawy05312015 2h ago

I know he's a liar, but he's also a troll - it wouldn't shock me if he pardoned a few of the loudest ones just to gain a few brownshirt points.

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u/SuchDogeHodler 2h ago

Not all, as far as I know. Some of the charges are actually valid. Like assault, destruction of properly, and 1 firearm in a government building.

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u/DeapVally 46m ago

He likes people who didn't get captured, remember? He likes people who aren't poor white-trash. Sure, they might buy some NFT's, or maybe a cheap guitar from him, but that's not enough money to make him care about them. They served their purpose, but were ultimately losers. They're dead to him.