Conservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

There’s a world of difference between a pardon issues to prevent malicious prosecution for non-crimew and one issued to people you’ve been instructing to commit crimes

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    9 days ago

    Because if the system can’t be fixed using legal means, then it can only be fixed using illegal means.

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      9 days ago

      I didn’t say it couldn’t be fixed by legal means. Saying I don’t know a solution to the problem doesn’t mean that I believe there isn’t a legal solution. It just means I Don’t Know. Is that clearer?

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      You seem to be looking for a quick solution. Are you open to building something better over time?