Alan Zweibel

Wow! Exciting news from you. Please share the news of these stone-age cultures with anthropologists. I'm sure there's no way they'll think that this is just the claim of a bigot.

You may have had a relevant point you meant to raise in this reply to my comment. I'd like to know what it was

We found universal agreement among legal scholars that the Constitution doesn’t require a pardon’s direct human signing, and subsequent judicial decisions and legal memoranda support an autopen’s use for similar purposes. Legal scholars also agreed that there is no constitutional mechanism to overturn pardons once granted. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-trumps-claim-that-biden-pardons-are-void-because-he-used-an-autopen?utm_source=chatgpt.com

What don't you understand about the fact that I relied on the opinion of Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who writes about legal matters for the National Review? How many times do I have to write this before it sinks in? And, you, of course, have not demonstrated that you possess any sort of legal expertise. Or, for that matter, that you have read the report.

If that's what you call a translation, once again you have demonstrated your limited command of the English language. What don't you understand about the fact that whatever conclusions they draw, has nothing to do with the legality of the use of the autopen?

If Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor who writes on legal matters for the National Review, is an ignoramus you have a point. Otherwise, not so much. What's more, I have no way of knowing whether you have actually read the report.

Whatever the virtue of the House Republicans' report, I defy you to find support in the courts for Trump's attempt to nullify those pardons. It's bonkers.

According to an article in the Wall St. Journal, one of the people whose sense of justice Trump respects enough to warrant this pardon is none other than Roger Stone.

. Unreliable claims don't need specific debunking. Anybody can claim anything. If a claim not based on solid grounds, then it proves nothing.

"Allegedly" is not Trump's word. "Allegedly" is the Fox News characterization of Trump's claims. Fox News is not reporting Trump's claims as facts.

Why is it necessary to debunk claims not based on reliable data?

"The chart shared on social media originated from a June blog post from The Personal Finance Wizards, which cited "U.S. Census Table S0201" as its source. The site offers financial advice, but published a disclaimer saying it cannot guarantee the "completeness, accuracy, or reliability" of its information...It did not name an author."

"The chart shared on social media originated from a June blog post from The Personal Finance Wizards, which cited "U.S. Census Table S0201" as its source. The site offers financial advice, but published a disclaimer saying it cannot guarantee the "completeness, accuracy, or reliability" of its information. The site’s authors appeared to cherry-pick groups to include in the chart, noting, "It’s important to note that the graph highlights a selection of ethnicities we felt would be most relevant and engaging for our audience." It did not name an author."

Once again, an assertion with no reasoning or evidence to back it up.

So do I. "Harlemites have had enough of a local pastor posting signs at his prominently located church spewing hateful messages about President Obama... An earlier sign read: “A TALIBAN MUSLIM ILLEGALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT USA: HUSSEIN.” https://archive.ph/SJ8mV#selection-1653.0-1657.11

A billion isn't billions. And "could exceed" is not presented as a statement of fact but rather possibility. Unlike what you wrote.

I just checked the Fox News homepage again to see if this story has surfaced there. So far, no. I suspect they're hoping for a TACO, a dish often served by Trump.

And it will be reported that the meal was Halal and Biden will be brought up on charges for refusing to eat pork.

Trump's downard spiral ( or is it plummet?) is accelerating.

Trump to void all documents allegedly signed by Biden via autopen, threatens perjury charge President Donald Trump announced on Friday he is terminating all documents allegedly signed by former President Joe Biden with the autopen. In a Truth Social post, Trump claimed 92% of documents signed during Biden's presidency were done so with the device. "The Autopen is not allowed to be used if approval is not specifically given by the President of the United States," Trump wrote. "The Radical Left Lunatics circling Biden around the beautiful Resolute Desk in the Oval Office took the Presidency away from him." https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-void-documents-allegedly-signed-biden-via-autopen-threatens-perjury-charge "Lots of ignoramuses will be rejoicing. But it's extremely unlikely that the courts will support Trump. "Despite Attorney General Pamela Bondi’s grandstanding, there’s nothing the Justice Department can do about this. Biden was president, the pardons were issued on his authority, he has said publicly he approved them (in some vague way), and they were official acts at the core of executive power. As the Supreme Court held in the immunity case (Trump v. United States, also known in the Trump administration as The Highest Law), courts are not going to second-guess official executive acts by inquiring into the president’s state of mind (whether that involves corrupt motivation or mindlessness that hasn’t been certified as such by the 25th Amendment)" https://archive.ph/GvqXR#selection-769.0-777.287 The author of this denounced the pardons as instances of corruption. He also said the same about Trump's recent pardons. But nothing can be done about it. He does recommend amending the Constitution to eliminate the power of the pardon. I think he's right. Especially now that the Supreme Court has mostly exempted Presidents from criminal prosecution.

But I've got to give credit to Fox News. I just went to their homepage and... Oh my mistake. So far, not mentioned.

A mistake is an oops moment. Profiting from drug dealing by using your power as president of a country is massively criminal. Trump supporters claim that through drug dealing Maduro is waging war on America. Was the ex-president of Honduras waging peace on America?

He may be about to wage war in order to depose what he claims is a drug dealing president of a Latin American country. And while engaged in that effort, he pardons another drug dealing president of a Latin American country? Yours a pretty weak effort at deflection. This is clearly nuts.

Trump's passion for justice is only outweighed by his passion for pardons. At least if you're a wealthy or well connected felon.

Trump Says he Plans to Pardon Former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 Drug Trafficking Sentence WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison. The president explained his decision on Truth Social by posting that “according to many people that I greatly respect,” Hernandez was “treated very harshly and unfairly https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/trump-hernandez-honduras-pardon/2025/11/28/id/1236372/ I don't know if it's dementia or insanity behind this decision. What's next? Will he appoint this guy to be interim president of Venezuela?