Does a incumbent president typically pardon people before the first term is up? It has always seemed like that is at the end of the president’s time in office, but I never kept track.
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Does a incumbent president typically pardon people before the first term is up? It has always seemed like that is at the end of the president’s time in office, but I never kept track.
Governors and Presidents usually grant pardons and clemency around Christmas each year. It allows for a good narrative about being around family and putting the past behind you as a Christmas present, starting a new year fresh etc.
Pardons usually happen on Christmas.
Trump has done too many other actions that would've been pointless if he was to leave. Like, he's reorganized Pentagon - Chris Miller and Anthony Tata would be immediately ousted in a Biden administration, so why were they recently put in high positions? Because Trump intends to stay in office.
The pardon is a presidential power and he can use it whenever he damn well feels like it. Screw optics, tradition, or any of that other horse shit. It’s that kind of thinking that dilutes his constitutional power. Wish he would do it more often.
Most of these pardons are victims of a lawfare campaign waged against the 2016 Trump campaign. They are more a sign of a giant "FU" to the FBI, DoJ and SDoNY than fitting presidential predecessors.
The answer is the same as when you asked this question yesterday
I didn’t get a response yesterday lol. But thanks dude!
The flurry of pardons usually isn't typical of incumbents. Personally, it was a sign to me that he will concede on the fact the 6th. Hopefully, I will be wrong.