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Nah, Schiff led impeachment against Trump. He's just been elected Senator. Think of the implications of a sitting Senator being forced to testify to the House or Senate without 5th Amendment protection. MAGA-oriented GOP committee members would have a field day.

So it is - that'll teach me for not reading the entire thread. So let me now say, if he pardons Schiff ( and I regard that as unbelievable ) then the Democratic Party is finished. It will be a direct admission from a Democrat President that his party cannot be trusted to govern. But worse: If you think Trump will be vengeful in the first two years of his Presidency, wait to you see what will happen if he retains control of the House and Senate after the midterms.

As cryptic as the above comment looks, here's the problem for the Democrats. Hunter has lost 5th Amendment protection. Bizarrely the "any crime" blanket pardon means he cannot use the 5th Amendment for any reason. It's a bizarre own goal and the judge in the Hunter case has exploded in rage about "rewriting history." The Durham report is still on file. That contains several allegations against Hunter which he can now skip away from, but his problem is ( and by dint, Joe's problem ) Durham knows where the dirty money went. Some members of the Biden family, including grandchildren, have been unwittingly pulled into a money laundering web. Enemies are circling.

Rumours floating around, and I'm prepared to say this is a conspiracy theory but look out for more widespread blanket pardons not involving the Biden family. I was correct ( as usual ) about Biden pardoning Hunter. I find it hard to believe that the blanket pardons now being floated will come to fruition. If they do, it will be the end of the Democratic Party as we know it, I jest you not.

The OP is not thinking straight. I suggest the OP waits a few weeks as the American left are about to pull the largest attack upon democracy since the Civil War. The rule of law will be undermined by the Democrat party. Shame on any delusionist who supports an attack on the rule of law while calling others authoritarian. Shame.

Why do left wing delusionists forget the murderous regimes of Pol Pot, Stalin and Mao? The left has murdered far more humans than the right by a country mile, not even close. But here's the fundamental problem. Left wingers think they are immune. They are and never have been immune, they are the fodder. They always have been and always will be. And here's what I have to say to the OP. Any European alive during the Soviet era should feel humiliated at posting utter drivel like this on the Internet. Truly shameful. We witnessed what the Marxists and communists did to Europe. Horrendous. And it will take at least another 50 years for Europe to recover. Shame on the OP for posting this - utter shame.

Bookmark this comment. At least one more member of the Biden family will be given a blanket pardon ( Jim ). The Secret Service and FBI have also submitted a report about another family member that makes Hunter look tame. Also. The whole Burisma issue is so serious I believe that Trump will regard it as a national security issue and bury any investigation. There's a direct link between Burisma and the Ukraine invasion.

Biden has authorized Trump to go after the DOJ and FBI. He's put it in writing, om headed White House paper, and signed it for the world to see. Every attempt to undermine Trump's anti-FBI/DOJ agenda next year will be met with "Biden agrees, he put it in writing." Biden has poisoned the Democratic Party of the USA for years to come. Well done, Joe. Well done.

Entertaining to see the American Deep State Left threatening violent insurrection rather than be held accountable. As far as I'm concerned any American citizen threatening civil war should be arrested on the spot. And just for the benefit of the OP, the American Left will never, ever, defeat the combined forces of the American Centre and Right. You need to be touched in the head to believe that Centrist Americans would respond to a call to civil war. Touched in the head. And finally, I keep saying and keep getting in trouble for saying that there are too many mentally ill people posting on this forum. Disagreement makes for healthy debate. That's not what we are seeing here. This forum should not host a single comment that calls for, intimates, or intimidates with threats of violence.

Just for your sake of interest and taking into consideration some of the utter idiocy we have read on this thread by genuine idiots - you need to accept guilt before you can be pardoned. No way Trump will accept guilt ( and neither should he ). The requirement to accept guilt is the reason why pardonees cannot use the 5th Amendment in front of Congressional investigations and Grand Juries. The logic is you cannot incriminate yourself when you have already accepted you are guilty.

I'll put things this way re the damage to the Democrat party. If the USA had a new election today the Democrats would be in Mondale 1984 territory. The damage done to the party this year is not temporary. And Biden hasn't finished yet. And the "what about MAGA" brigade need to wake up. It is beyond belief that Biden has amplified Trumps message about political persecution and targeting. Biden has now made it more difficult for GOP Senators to hold up people like Kash Patel. Cos after all, Biden says the DOJ and FBI are corrupt so they need cleaned up, right? And watch how the Blue Dog coalition moves in the House, as well as Senators such as Sanders and Fetterman. Do not be shocked if certain parts of the Democrat party swing behind Trump's nominees as they have also had enough of this BS.

Give this a few days. The language used in this pardon is extraordinary. It is astounding that a serving President has accused his own agencies of corruption and political targeting. The Democrat defenses written on this forum are moronic. These people don't understand the true meaning of what has happened here and been committed to government record. I've already read enraged texts by high profile Democrat supporters. I've also seen law Professors stirring. Biden has declared war on the FBI and DOJ. He is expected to also pardon his brother in January. While the brigade of idiots refuse to see that MAGA is over the moon with this pardon, I predict serious players emerging to "Clooney" Biden again before he causes more lasting damage to the Democrats. The 25th Amendment would be on the table if Harris wasn't so useless.

Most of you don't know who Trinh is. When you lose people like her you are a lost cause. She puts it well here.

Once again, MAGA is not crying. This pardon is a political gift to Trump and MAGA.

Hunter has already informed the judge of the pardon. While he won't see the inside of a prison cell there is nothing to prevent the judge from unleashing against the pardon.

Rumor floating around that Biden will pardon himself. Incredible if true ( and I don't believe it ).

And there's more. Hunter has lost his 5th Amenment right to silence before Congressional committees and grand juries. The implication are that at least 11 Biden family members transacted corrupt cash through their bank accounts. At the very least, cash which was the subject of admitted tax evasion. Do not be shocked if further pardons of Biden family members arrive a week before he leaves office in January. There is one more theory bouncing around but I don't want to go wrestling that particular pig. This pardon is calamitous for th Democrats. No sane Democrat is anything but enraged. Teat those dealing with "what about Trump" with contempt. Why? Biden has accused his own DOJ of corrupt prosecution. He has confirmed from the White House what MAGA has said for years. The FBI and DOJ have engaged in political persecution. I don't think the implications of a sitting Democrat Presdent calling his agencies corrupt has settled in to people yet. For example: Trump sacks Wray. MSNBC goes nuts. Trump replies "even Joe said he presided over a corrupt FBI." The implications and wording of this pardon are astounding.

You misunderstand. We are over the moon at this pardon. The Lying King has just rammed a capsule of cyanide up the Democrats ass and it will poison them for years to come.

You've made that up in your head. The Democrats are in power. It is them who have presided over the invasion of Crimea, and Ukraine. The horrendous Afghan withdrawal and October 7 mass murder. I know the Merxist playbook is to blame others for what you are doing yourself, but I can assure you, we know lying idiots when we see them.

Never mind this idiocy. I know of no Brits IN REAL LIFE that want to go to war for Ukraine. There's plenty of keyboard warriors though. Especially the type that never served a day in uniform in their lives.

Correct. Sane Democrats are enraged. The mentally ill are already running with "whataboutism" and "the last act of a loving father." The mentally ill need to walk off this battlefield.

Gentlemen. I've been quiet. Let me point out a couple of things here. First, I was assured by certain people on this forum that Joe would never pardon Hunter. As usual, I was correct. Now let me expand. What you are about to read is mind blowing. 1. Hunter Biden has now lost his 5th Amenment right to silence.The implications to the Biden family are severe. 2. The 11 year blanket pardon includes the period where credible claims of "10% for the big guy" corruption were made. In effect, Joe Biden has interfered with any future criminal investigation, effectively pardoning himself. 3. That is an impeachment offense. Do not be shocked if the House moves to impeach Joe next month. 4. There is an electoral reason why. I see many Democrats enraged by this pardon. It has completely undermined their "convicted felon" attack line against Trump. Joe has destroyed Democrat justice credibility. Do not be shocked if certain enemies from the Democrat side of the House join in a bipartisan impeachment. The rage is off the scale. And the Biden family is now finished as an electoral force. They are disposable. 5. The Democrats are now also enraged that Biden has opened the door for J6 pardons. He has cut them off below the knee with one of the few decent attack lines next year. A staggering act of political sabotage by the Lying King. 6. There is nothing to prevent a Special Counsel to be appointed to investigate Hunter - and he has lost the 5th Amendment. While convictions are effectively off the table, a SC can torture the Democrats with corruption revelations all the way through the next four years - horrendous prospect for the Dems who run on justice and "threat to Democracy" issues. 7. All Kash Patel etc have to do is produce one smoking gun of interference from the FBI or DOJ and the Dems will be in serious trouble. And do not forget - The Durham investigation is still on file. People don't realize how poisonous this pardon will be to the Dems for years to come. I was once accused here of knowing nothing about US politics. I know this - this pardon is going down into the same pantheon of political filth as "I never had sexual relations with that woman." Horrendous.

I've often thought of writing a book about Thailand. I wonder how you would go about it.

The answers are - he doesn't need to complete everything in 18 months. He just needs to set up a system where: All programs with lapsed authorisations are immediately cancelled. All government spending is open-sourced. No one can argue with the first. Congress must do its job. The second is a certainty. There are plenty of people out there who would love nothing better than to crawl over government spending to point out waste. Open source ( sunlighting ) will save US taxpayers a fortune.