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Donald Trump Doesn’t Want or Deserve a Pardon
The 45th president should fend for himself.
If anyone has earned life in prison, it’s Donald Trump.
Joe Biden would be better off pardoning a thousand turkeys. Nonetheless, this idea has been floating around the Internet lately, especially after a controversial op-ed piece by Michael Conway over at NBC.
It’s a bad idea, for several reasons.
Ultimately, there’s no point in offering Trump a pardon. It would do nothing but blow up in Biden’s face.
Here’s why:
Trump is guilty of too much.
Right now Donald Trump is looking at multiple charges of fraud, sexual assault, and defamation. Once he leaves office, he could be looking at additional charges over abuse of power and obstruction of justice. There’s even an argument he’s guilty of negligent homicide when it comes to his handling of the pandemic.
Here’s a full list.
You can’t make that stain go away with a magic wand.
Despite all that, legal experts doubt he’ll ever see the inside of a jail cell. He’ll spend years in court, angling for plea deals.
