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Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
As President Trump prepares to leave office in days, a lucrative market for pardons is coming to a head, with some of his allies collecting fees from wealthy felons or their associates to push the White House for clemency, according to documents and interviews with more than three dozen lobbyists and lawyers. The brisk market for pardons reflects the access peddling that has defined Mr. Trump’s presidency as well as his unorthodox approach to exercising unchecked presidential clemency powers. Pardons and commutations are intended to show mercy to deserving recipients, but Mr. Trump has used many of them to reward personal or political allies. The pardon lobbying heated up as it became clear that Mr. Trump had no recourse for challenging his election defeat, lobbyists and lawyers say. One lobbyist, Brett Tolman, a former federal prosecutor who has been advising the White House on pardons and commutations, has monetized his clemency work, collecting tens of thousands of dollars, and possibly more, in recent weeks to lobby the White House for clemency for the son of a former Arkansas senator; the founder of the notorious online drug marketplace Silk Road; and a Manhattan socialite who pleaded guilty in a fraud scheme. Prospect of Pardons in Final Days Fuels Market to Buy Access to Trump -
Lucky you. There's nothing worse than the blob of grease on top of Ham and Eggs, Chopped in Korea era C-Rats.
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Did you check with your mouse first?
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MREs or pizza? You be the judge.
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Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Ya gotta admit that the trumpaloons have a great sales department. -
Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Maybe model the jails for the rioters after the Chinese reeducation centers. -
Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Imagine Jenna with some Arian Brotherhood prison tats. Maybe some Mike Tyson face ink. -
According to FEC filings, San Francisco Giants principal owner Charles B. Johnson maxed out donations to a dozen far-right political figures who've espoused disturbing beliefs, challenged the 2020 Electoral College results and used inflammatory, violent language prior to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots that left five dead. SFGATE previously reported that Johnson and his wife Ann — in addition to Arizona Diamondbacks principal owner Ken Kendrick and his wife Randy — each gave $2,800 to pro-QAnon Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, who tweeted about the location of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Giants owner Charles B. Johnson maxed out donations to a dozen others on far right
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Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Baked Alaska gets his meringue browned. Far-right activist ‘Baked Alaska’ is among the latest Capitol rioters to be arrested. Anthime Joseph Gionet, a far-right media personality nicknamed “Baked Alaska” who is known for livestreaming himself participating in illegal activity, was arrested by the F.B.I. on Friday and accused of illegally storming the Capitol during the attack on the building by President Trump’s supporters earlier this month. -
For most of Mr. Trump’s 74 years, the relationship between his words and their consequences has been fairly straightforward: He says what he wants, and nothing particularly durable tends to happen to him. But in the final frames of his presidency, Mr. Trump is confronting an unfamiliar fate. He is being held to account as never before for things he has said, finding his typical defenses — denial, obfuscation, powerful friends, claiming it was all a big joke — insufficient in explaining away a violent mob acting in his name. A First for an American President, and a First for Donald Trump
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Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
I'd pay money for a live feed of real estate agent Jenna Ryan waiting by the phone on Jan. 20th for her pardon. The 12:01 PM meltdown should be epic. -
Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
If Biden did cut the stoopid ones lose, there should be a lot of community service as part of the deal. A lot of community service. -
How to Economically Destroy your Country as Quickly as Possible
hobie1616 replied to Grrr...'s topic in Political Anarchy
He's fallen off of his horse one too many times while goat roping. -
Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Ol' Jenna has gone to seed. -
Maybe Storming The Capitol Wasn't Such A Good Idea
hobie1616 replied to Jules's topic in Political Anarchy
Jenna Ryan, Dallas real estate agent, is a prolific YouTube poster. Turns out she's also a "life coach."