The goddamn Trump Administration

We saw that the other day. (We always go the guide and dvr TCM movies two weeks out.)

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Then he can pardon Hannibal Lecter.

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Well it was only “Hallelujah.” It’s not exactly a deep cut. I’m sure he thinks the song is praising him.

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To receive a pardon, you have to admit to the crime for which you are being pardoned. At least that was the case with Nixon.

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At least there is one media company that is not prematurely bowing to Trump.

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Is that a parody, or not?

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It’s not parody

https://www.science.org/content/article/trump-hits-nih-devastating-freezes-meetings-travel-communications-and-hiring

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Especially if the only word you hear is ‘hallelujah.’

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That is incorrect. I hear this repeated every time pardons come up. You do not have to admit guilt to receive a pardon. Hell, you don’t even have to have been charged with a crime yet. We just saw this with the preemptive pardons of Fauci, Liz Cheney, etc. Also, accepting a pardon is not an admission of guilt. There’s even Supreme Court dicta on this. Basically, they acknowledged that there are a number of reasons why one might accept a pardon even if they maintained they never committed a crime.

ETA: They also acknowledged there are reasons why someone might not want to accept a pardon, including avoiding the appearance of having admitted guilt, even though, legally, accepting a pardon is not an admission of guilt.

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And on social media, MAGA is taking it personally.

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What about the de facto affirmative action doled out to white men with wealthy parents? Oh right, that’s somehow “natural.” Maybe because to so many, it’s invisible?

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The only lyric he knows is “hallelujah” mmw.

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Taking it personally, but still missing the point.

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Telling on themselves though lol. Sig heil und wie kannst du uns Nazis nennen?

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