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patphil

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12. I feel the same way.

Reply to aggiesal (Reply #11)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 10:45 AM

19 hrs ago

If the President can pardon people who commit crimes in his name, then he's no different from the criminals he pardoned. He's simply the crime boss who has his underlings do his dirty work.

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DOJ agency claims it has no records of Trump's shady IRS settlement [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Dirty....................... Lovie777 22 hrs ago #1

So POOF it just happened. No emails, no meetings, nothing. underpants 22 hrs ago #2

The DOJ has been completely corrupted by Trump and his fascists. hadEnuf 22 hrs ago #3

Well... OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #4

Except that WE get arrested for it! Bayard 21 hrs ago #6

And if we owe the IRS money..... SergeStorms 18 hrs ago #17

The $10 billion IRS suit was just Trump's illegal scheme to "pardon" himself for existing and future tax liabilities. sop 21 hrs ago #5

I believe that the Pardon law needs to be updated ... aggiesal 20 hrs ago #11

I feel the same way. patphil 19 hrs ago #12

Pardon power melm00se 19 hrs ago #14

Still needs to be changed. This just makes it harder. n/t aggiesal 18 hrs ago #18

As I recall popsdenver 18 hrs ago #19

Ford did the same for Nixon. 🤔💭 n/t aggiesal 18 hrs ago #21

and it should be applied to governors, too. Wonder Why 13 hrs ago #28

I think he will pull a Richard Nixon and get pardoned by his VP the next day without punishment. GreenWave 12 hrs ago #32

Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed. sop 12 hrs ago #33

Dear God. It was a back room deal. Baitball Blogger 21 hrs ago #7

The Senate needs to remove the asshole Blanche mdbl 21 hrs ago #8

If there's no record liberalgunwilltravel 20 hrs ago #9

Pedo the felon will claim (lie) his removal was "rigged" and that... Justice matters. 17 hrs ago #22

Did they look in the Mar-a-Lagos bathroom? He likes to keep the important stuff in there. Midnight Writer 20 hrs ago #10

"Records? We don't need no stinkin' records!" WestMichRad 19 hrs ago #13

Damn, my unlawful, lying DOJ at it again. republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #15

Didn't we hear the same thing about the Epstein files (at first)? choie 18 hrs ago #16

Immcaculant Conception of a Settlement North Coast Lawyer 18 hrs ago #20

Absolute nuts! HighFired49 17 hrs ago #23

I call... ultralite001 17 hrs ago #24

Judge overseeing the lawsuit said there was no "settlement" involved when it was dropped wishstar 14 hrs ago #25

They quite likely are telling the truth SorellaLaBefana 14 hrs ago #26

Oh! Those records. We thought you meant LPs. Wonder Why 13 hrs ago #27

"Oh, wait a second! [delete][delete][delete] OK, we have no records." William Seger 13 hrs ago #29

I smell a rat.... Ford_Prefect 13 hrs ago #30

Clear Cut Fraud IbogaProject 12 hrs ago #31