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Originally Posted by BentBow
Trumps Pardon Power, could be twisted to be Obstruction of Justice.
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It has been discussed on programs I watch that offering a presidential pardon as a bribe to get a defendant to commit perjury or to obstruct justice in some way like destroying evidence IS a crime and thus part of obstructing justice
The "twisted" part would be for Trump to use it to thwart Mueller or for any purpos eto profit himself or his remora minions
And I would remind you that the story has emerged that Dowd was apparently discussing this possibility with both Flynn and Manafort---while they were under investigation...
Very unprofessional and certainly make it appear that Trump was offering a "carrot" to two men facing the "stick" of Mueller's investigation and a likely penalty...
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