In London court, attorney claims that congressman's visits were to broker deal.
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Assange’s lawyer: White House offered pardon if Russian hacks covered up
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... but on meth (or adderall) it is.
[first edit was to include the more likely drug involved]
[Second edit is to apologize for making the low hanging fruit joke, as this is the single most down-voted comment I've ever posted. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.]
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Julian Assange conspiring with bad actors at the highest levels of the US government to disseminate false and propagandistic intel would be a suitably absurd conclusion to his story in public life.
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I was reading this earlier.
Pardons are incredibly important for Governors and the POTUS to have in my opinion, but its hard to think of a system that avoids this type of abuse (other than an impeachment process that would hold them accountable, and perhaps undo a pardon that triggered it). Shame we have to design everything around the very worst actors.
Pardons are incredibly important for Governors and the POTUS to have in my opinion, but its hard to think of a system that avoids this type of abuse (other than an impeachment process that would hold them accountable, and perhaps undo a pardon that triggered it). Shame we have to design everything around the very worst actors.
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No defense for King Cheeto, but why are we believing for one second anything that comes out of this q-tips mouth?
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The problem isn't the pardon system. The problem is that our system for holding the president accountable is completely broken at this point. If the pardon resulted in the president being removed it wouldn't be an issue.
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Pardons are specifically denied by the Constitution in cases of Impeachment.
Once Impeached, ALWAYS Impeached.
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Because it fits the pattern of everything else that is going on.
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And the Senate GOP enabled this. Validated this. Endorsed this. Fortunately Rohrabacher was voted out in November 2018.
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I don't know how it can be more clear. The Republicans have determined the best way for them to maintain power is to peddle in conspiracy theories. They're no longer a party for the people. They're an aberrant force of evil...
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IN COURT?!?!?
Yes.
That will probably trigger a subpoena to have that lawyer testify, and offer whatever testimony she has about it.
These statements are sworn affidavits, which means those who make them can be charged with perjury if they're lying.
So, again, yes, it's evidence - as much as any eyewitness testimony offered in written form.
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Didn't he declare that he was the "chief law enforcement officer"? I'm not American but the way things are going, the U.S. is quickly heading towards a being ruled by a lawless authoritarian just like Turkey, Venezuela or Russia.
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This is primarily because impeachment isn't a criminal act. Conviction after impeachment can be for abuses of power and doesn't require a specific criminal statue to be broken.
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If you picked 2020 in the "Full On Descent to a Dystopian Kletpocracy" in the office pool, your odds are looking good for that extra personal day!
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Litmus test here. Do you think that Trump pressured Zelenskey to open an investigation into his political rival? If so do you think that was wrong?
If both of those are yes I don't know how you cannot wrap your head around this being their next move...
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I don't think that's true. Ford pardoned Nixon, who was never tried for his part in Watergate, if only because with the presidential pardon, there was no point.
I say send him back to Sweden, and sort out the sexual assault stuff. Regardless how I feel about Assange's motives for how he handled some of the releases, I don't think he should be prosecuted for them. I am more concerned about yet another privileged white guy possibly getting away with rape, though.
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This is part of the game, ultimately.
Every single person involved in the sphere of hucksters is so compromised, so innately detestable as people that the administration can go "You can't believe *insert former stooge*, look at their history!"
So sure it doesn't make sense. None of this makes sense. And eventually people just become immune to it because it's the new normal.
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Statistical
Ars Legatus Legionis
One way to somewhat limit abuse would be to limit pardons to crimes that happened PRIOR to the current President/Governor taking office. Abuses could still happen especially if you get multiple Republicans in a row but it would mitigate it. The downside it means people genuinely deserving a pardon may need to wait longer. Then again most people genuinely deserving a pardon DO wait a long period of time.
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Not really.
For the moment democratic norms still strong in the US. It takes time to tear down those foundations. What Trump is doing right now is doing some damage to these norms, but he hasn't torn them down.
However, we are in a political crisis and failure to resolve political crises in the long run can lead to such negative outcomes. However, it won't happen today.
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Drain the swamp? What I want to know is what the hell they are going to do with the Superfund-level ethical toxic waste site that DC is being turned into.
Fumigating the White House will only be the start...
Fumigating the White House will only be the start...
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