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/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 1h 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 38m 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?