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edhopper

(33,580 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:38 AM Apr 2018

Dangling pardons before Grand Jury witnesses

IS Obstruction of Justice.

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Dangling pardons before Grand Jury witnesses (Original Post) edhopper Apr 2018 OP

No shit. The lawyer is the cutout. I wonder if he'll get one too. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2018 #1

Yup, Farmer-Rick Apr 2018 #2

I need a rest.... onethatcares Apr 2018 #3

It is particularly telling that his personal attorney exboyfil Apr 2018 #4

Pardons for lying Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #5

rzemanfl

(29,557 posts)

1. No shit. The lawyer is the cutout. I wonder if he'll get one too. n/t

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:41 AM

Apr 2018

Farmer-Rick

(10,175 posts)

2. Yup,

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:41 AM

Apr 2018

If you or I offered inducements to witnesses to not testify, we would be in jail. Trump...not so much...he has Putin's money and a RepubliCON congress to wipe his butt for him.

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

3. I need a rest....

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:01 AM

Apr 2018

I read "dangling participles"

exboyfil

(17,863 posts)

4. It is particularly telling that his personal attorney

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:02 AM

Apr 2018

offered the pardon. That is no different than a lawyer offering cash to a witness.

The lawyer should go down. He will probably deny that it was sanctioned by Trump.

Any chance that this offer happened when not in Washington DC? I would think state bribery laws would also then apply.

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

5. Pardons for lying

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:13 AM

Apr 2018

The implication here is that Trumpo offered pardons if they would lie for him.

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