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Leadforpeds 4 points ago +4 / -0

Why so? Pardons are always given around Christmas

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upvote 2 points ago +2 / -0

So it was normal for Bush and Obama, but somehow this signifies something different with President Trump? It is no indication one way or another. If anything, it is a Rorschach test for doomers.

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badfish1776 2 points ago +2 / -0

He did not pardon his family, Giuliani, etc. like the fake news media was predicting. He pardoned a specific set of people for a specific purpose.

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badfish1776 1 point ago +1 / -0

Look at the list of petitions granted for each president and compare:

https://ballotpedia.org/Executive_clemency_and_presidential_pardons

Trump 43

Obama 212

Bush Jr. 189

Clinton 386

Bush Sr. 74

Reagan 393

Carter 534

Ford 382

Nixon 863

Johnson 960

Kennedy 472

Eisenhower 1100

Truman 1913

Roosevelt 2819

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shadypollster 1 point ago +1 / -0

Lol. So by that logic Trump making plans for next year's policies are the actions of someone who is staying.