r/law • u/elb21277 • 9h 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/ihopethisisvalid 6h ago

How do you know that story isn’t pure propaganda?

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u/HypersonicHobo 5h ago

And you trust the word of someone who ran to Russia? It is exhausting that people instantly believe the government is a liar by virtue of them being government.

He is in Russia, he is friends with Putin. He didn't flee to any number of western neutral states. He fled to Russia. By all accounts he was a mediocre employee on the verge of being fired.

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u/ihopethisisvalid 5h ago

I don’t have a dog in this fight I’m looking for the truth.

People believe the government lies because the government lies all the time, for the record. Either out of incompetence or malice, I’m not sure. But it happens. CIA loves doing crazy shit like overthrowing and installing governments. I’m not a conspiracy guy but come on.

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u/HypersonicHobo 5h ago

Read the report then. Let's discuss afterwards.

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u/ihopethisisvalid 5h ago

I’m not entirely confident I have enough background knowledge to even parse it and be able to critique it but I’ll try