vegeta@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoTrump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanishapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down12cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldpolitics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareSundial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·8 months agoI actually wonder if he’s gonna pardon the Jan 6 rioters. It’s not like he needs them anymore.
minus-squareBustedknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoDoesn’t cost him anything so why not. Plus gives message to his mob that they have free rein
minus-squareSundial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·edit-28 months agoTrump only does things when he sees a tangible benefit to himself. “Doesn’t cost him anything” is not really Trumps line of thinking. That being said, I guess we’ll see in a bit.
minus-squareKingofthezyx@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoIt does benefit him - people will be more likely to break the law for him if they know they will eventually get away with it.
minus-squareSundial@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoVery true. But it’s not like he doesn’t have an endless supply of those idiots already.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-28 months agoThe hardcore supporters are usually the first to go in a fascist regime. They failed, so why would he bail them out.
I actually wonder if he’s gonna pardon the Jan 6 rioters. It’s not like he needs them anymore.
Doesn’t cost him anything so why not. Plus gives message to his mob that they have free rein
Trump only does things when he sees a tangible benefit to himself. “Doesn’t cost him anything” is not really Trumps line of thinking.
That being said, I guess we’ll see in a bit.
It does benefit him - people will be more likely to break the law for him if they know they will eventually get away with it.
Very true. But it’s not like he doesn’t have an endless supply of those idiots already.
The hardcore supporters are usually the first to go in a fascist regime.
They failed, so why would he bail them out.