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Despite my disagreement with the commutation, such a statement is almost charmingly quaint. The sordid history of White House pardons makes this commutation look positively chaste in comparison. thehill.com/opinion/white-…
...Trump should have left the decision to a successor (as Reagan did) or, at a minimum, to Barr. Nevertheless, compared to other presidents, his commutation of Stone is not even a distant contender for “the most corrupt and cronyistic act” of presidential clemency.
Mitt Romney seemed to echo Toobin's view in declaring this an "unprecedented, historic corruption." Again, I believe that decision was wrong on the merits and on the process. However, Romney and Toobin are wrong on the rather sordid history of presidential clemency decisions.
Romney stated that it is "unprecedented" that "an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president." However, Romney has long heralded his respect and support of President George H.W. Bush ...
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...despite Bush's executive clemency actions for six former senior government officials implicated in the Iran-Contra scandal, including former Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Bush himself was implicated in that scandal and some alleged was protected by their silence.
Nancy Pelosi also just joined the growing club of historical revisionists in declaring that this was "an act of staggering corruption" to pardon someone who "could directly implicate him in criminal misconduct." I do not recall Pelosi's staggering moment when Bill Clinton...
...pardoned Susan McDougal who might have implicated him in Whitewater. Nor was Clinton's pardoning of his own half brother or a fugitive Democratic donor staggering in any way. There was no statement of indignation, let alone a call from Pelosi for an investigation.
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Adam Schiff just declined on ABC to answer whether Pelosi’s unconstitutional proposed limits on pardon authority is clearly unconstitutional. The fact is that Pelosi's proposal would be dead on arrival at the courts. thehill.com/opinion/white-…
Speaker Pelosi on CNN just again promised what would be clearly unconstitutional limits on the pardon authority. This is akin to destroying a village to save it. Pelosi is calling to protect the Constitution by violating it. She also repeated the view of the pardon as . . .
..."staggering corruption." I do not recall the Speaker staggering around and calling for legislation after Bill Clinton pardoned his own brother, a fugitive Democratic donor, or a personal friend convicted in an investigation that implicated both Clintons.
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Jeff Toobin just said that the Stone commutation is "the most corrupt and cronyistic act in all of recent history. " He might want to review the rogue's gallery of past presidential pardons... jonathanturley.org/2017/08/31/the…
...I disagree with the President's taking this action given his long-time friendship with Stone (and the direct implications of some of the underlying allegations involving the President). This should have been left to another president or at a minimum to Attorney General Barr...
...however, Toobin stated "This is simply not done by American presidents they don’t pardon or commute sentences of people who are close to them or about to go to prison. It just does not happen until this President." That is unfortunately not true. History is replete . . .
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Judge Sullivan just asked for an appeal to the full DC Circuit court. I was surprised by the order, but the request for en banc review still only delay the inevitable for the court. The law is clear on the eventual dismissal of the charges...jonathanturley.org/2020/06/28/mak…
...Many judges would likely agree that the case should have been left to Sullivan to dismiss after a hearing. However, Sullivan undermined his case with his deeply disturbing orders to bring in a third party to argue issues that neither actual party supports and ...
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