Philip Weigel, Minot I’m writing this as a response to the letter written by Danial S. Sturgill and all of the supposed Health Care professionals who wrote
In evidence already in existence, a case for treason can be made against Donald Trump.
Conversations involving people Trump pardoned, including but not limited to Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, provide more than needed evidence Trump conspired against the US. Two witnesses are required only but the story behind the law, the history and some of the scandals, makes good reading…
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Today we will make much needed legal points, a history lesson that proves what is going on inside Washington is illegal and pure theatre. What does it prove? To me it prove the US has already fallen to Trump’s Russian friends and the coverup is going full speed….
Columnist William Newman: Trump’s unpardonable abuse of the pardon power
In this Dec. 12, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. AP
Published: 1/1/2021 9:41:45 AM
I believe I know something about pardons and commutations. My co-counsel, Buz Eisenberg of Ashfield, and I asked a president for a number of them. Details below. The Constitution says, “The president . shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States except in cases of impeachment.” The exclusion of state crimes and impeachment proceedings are the only limitations.
The founders disagreed about whether this was a good idea. George Mason opposed the pardon provision believing a president “might frequently pardon crimes which were advised by himself….” and by granting pardons “before indictment or conviction (could) stop inquiry and prevent detection.”