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35. How did that "bottom up" strategy work out for you, former AG Garland?

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Trump pardons roughly 1,500 criminal defendants charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack [View all] riversedge Monday OP

This is what will let loose the hatred mobs. They will say tRump has our back as they hurt people. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Monday #1

My daughter lives on Capitol Hill in DC AverageOldGuy Monday #7

There is a good chances charges will be dropped. The Grand Illuminist Monday #23

If my memory holds accurately, Entrapment applies to certain government, not those of private citizens. n/t 24601 Monday #34

Unless her neighbor convinced those guys to go out and get those guns,... LudwigPastorius Monday #36

I think it would only be entrapment razorman03038 13 hrs ago #48

You think they will be charged with sitting and chatting? dpibel 10 hrs ago #55

That is an amazing story! Well done. I trust there will be no revenge. And tRump can't pardon them. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 18 hrs ago #38

Clever guy, but I have to wonder if... JHB 14 hrs ago #46

Two of these assholes live in my rural VA county AverageOldGuy Monday #2

Fuck Trump and Fuck Enrique Tarrio. May karma give them both what they deserve. emulatorloo Monday #3

I am empty, nothing left in the tank. bottomofthehill Monday #4

Dems have to follow the law, MAGAs don't. Irish_Dem Monday #5

Hey, SCOTUS declared crime isn't illegal if Trump does it. emulatorloo Monday #8

That's pretty much all of them. What a grotesque insult to the police officers Ocelot II Monday #6

Even his toady Bondi said the violent offenders shouldn't be pardoned. But yeah it really really sucks emulatorloo Monday #10

Looks to me like they have turned our entire Judicial System into a Kangaroo Court for themselves and not for Democrats! ReRe 12 hrs ago #51

"Back the Blue" is a merchandising grift... EarthFirst Monday #9

Her comes his own little SS and gestapo nt Javaman Monday #11

Of course yellow dahlia Monday #16

All those Garland/DOJ defenders who pointed to these convictions as RockRaven Monday #12

There goes Garland's legacy as AG gab13by13 Monday #14

So now you're blaming Garland for Trump's pardons, too? Ocelot II Monday #21

Garland is a huge reason we have his lowness in the first place. Maybe the primary reason. Lucky Luciano Monday #26

IMHO ReRe 11 hrs ago #54

All Dems had to do was show up and vote for the black lady Blue_Tires 13 hrs ago #50

When he makes them his brown shirts, they'll be free to break the law, they know he has their back. dem4decades Monday #13

This not going to end well for shithole............. Lovie777 Monday #15

In all seriousness gab13by13 Monday #17

"The pardon power is not being used as it is supposed to be used." J_William_Ryan Monday #18

Its not just a Trump problem. osteopath6 Monday #28

You can bet some of these assholes will be back in jail before this term of office is in the grave. Historic NY Monday #19

They'll probably get pardoned again. Ocelot II Monday #22

I will never forget or forgive, they are traitors and felons and nothing will change that. republianmushroom Monday #20

mic sucker Marthe48 Monday #24

Every single one should have gotten the death penalty...or at least life at Florence SuperMax. Lucky Luciano Monday #25

no one should get the death penalty. Groundhawg Monday #29

I disagree. The most heinous need to go. Lucky Luciano Monday #32

Criminal defendants? Convicted criminals. bucolic_frolic Monday #27

Correct. The convicted criminals are being pardoned and those who have been indicted whose cases have not been totodeinhere Monday #33

Not that it matters because the slime literally seems to be able to do whatever he wants BUT... Lokee11 Monday #30

Did he pardon those who blamed him personally for leading them to riot keithbvadu2 Monday #31

How did that "bottom up" strategy work out for you, former AG Garland? LudwigPastorius Monday #35

Just like Putin has been pardoning psychopaths, thugs, and miscreants to fight against Ukraine. C0RI0LANUS Monday #37

All criminals bdamomma 17 hrs ago #39

True Colors Shining Through MayReasonRule 17 hrs ago #40

he's counting on them helping with his deportation program 4catsmom 17 hrs ago #41

I hope cops keep tabs on them tonekat 15 hrs ago #42

Mussolini had his Black Shirts and Trump had his J-6th thugs. Botany 15 hrs ago #43

Should be mandatory EddieOnTheMesa 15 hrs ago #44

Enough with the "thin blue line" BS... NT bee_peaceful 14 hrs ago #45

May they never find decent jobs tonekat 13 hrs ago #47

Trump says: Aussie105 13 hrs ago #49

There was literally ten times more media pundit outrage over Hunter Biden Blue_Tires 12 hrs ago #52

Just looked on MSNBC,NOTHING spelled out about this on the front page. It should be in huge letters Bengus81 11 hrs ago #53

What about the Capitol and Metropolitan police who died? Some of these violent insurrectionists committed murder Rhiannon12866 10 hrs ago #56

Roughly?? How about an actual number from DOC? Evolve Dammit 7 hrs ago #57

Unlike a pardon, a commutation does not forgive the crime blueseas 7 hrs ago #58