Pardon me pres...
It's customary for presidents on the tail-end of their stay to pardon a few people on their way out.On Wednesday, Trump announced a full pardon to his ally, retired Army lieutenant general Michael Flynn who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI in its investigation of the 2016 election.
Lots of speculation to the long list of others... like Roger Stone and Paul Manafort.
Does this list of pardons signify the realization that Trump acknowledges his presidential term will end in January?
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Yes, he acknowledges his time is up in the white house, but continue to say that the election was fraudulent.
He said he will leave the WH peacefully. What a disappointment, I wanted to see the Seal Team in action.
T-Rump "SAID?" Since when is his word worth anything? This coming Exodus may be his last crack at some outlandish public spectacle at public expense. Tens of millions will be watching. Surely he won't let it pass. Hell, he could pardon himself. That may not work ultimately, but it would keep the pot stirred.
After that come the lawsuits for fraud that he has dodged ex-officio. We can expect continuing episodes such as T-Rump Arrested, T-Rump Enters Prison, T-Rump Goes On 3-hour Hunger Strike. etc, etc. It's sort of a sick parody on the Stations of the Cross.
Trump's pardon, which he announced in a tweet, means Flynn will theoretically no longer be protected from self-incrimination under the 5th Amendment should he ever be called to testify against Trump.
I said this before that Twitter shouldn't be used as the voice of the White House policy.
Some of those Tweets may come back to bite him.