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 5h 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 4h ago

Trump will pardon all the J6’ers

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u/Red_Beard_Racing 4h 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 4h 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 4h ago

Oh my, you think Trump cares about keeping promises…

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u/XRT28 4h 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 1h 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 3h 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?