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Hugin

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32. Trump the Transactional...

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #18)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 10:30 AM

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The only pardons issued will somehow personally benefit Trump.

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White House weighs '250 pardons for 250 years' in new wave of clemency to mark America's birthday: report [View all] BumRushDaShow Tuesday OP

the rapists Whip-poor-will Tuesday #1

@ 6 million a pop dweller Tuesday #2

Too low dave99 Tuesday #17

He should be able to earn the $5M he owes E. Jean Carroll selling just a few of those. Ocelot II Tuesday #3

I shudder to think of who he might pardon. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #4

A posthumous pardon of Bernie Madoff - he's more on brand. Ocelot II Tuesday #5

True. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #6

Ken Lay. He had a heart attack just before he was about to be sentenced. Ocelot II Tuesday #9

Thanks, I'd forgotten that he never was sentenced. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #13

I never saw the body,did anyone else? Bengus81 Yesterday #25

Why *would* you have seen the body? Ocelot II Yesterday #28

Ken Lay dweller Tuesday #10

That's the guy. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #14

There were several. Do you mean "the smartest guy" in the room? Skilling? efhmc Tuesday #11

I was looking for Ken Lay, but Skilling could be another candidate. greatauntoftriplets Tuesday #15

He actually spent 12 years in Federal Prison and now lives "a private life" in Houston. Try to start a business but it efhmc Tuesday #16

Jeffrey Skilling? Walleye Yesterday #27

Or a Medal of Freedom for Charlie and his leadership qualities Bengus81 Yesterday #24

We all know he will be making a profit off of this as he does everything. efhmc Tuesday #7

Fantastic, Miles Guo just caught a 30 year sentence!! Leghorn21 Tuesday #8

Seedy pardons usually don't come until the end of a President's term.... Mark.b2 Tuesday #12

Sounds like 250 million in bribes to me... JT45242 Tuesday #18

Trump the Transactional... Hugin Yesterday #32

Mad King Don Bristlecone Tuesday #19

Hoping that the Ghislaine Maxwell pardon will go unnoticed among all those other ones, eh Trump? LudwigPastorius Yesterday #20

I suspect she will have an 'accident' when she is released. travelingthrulife Yesterday #23

250 won't be quite enough--- there are more Republicans in Congress than that!! Jack Valentino Yesterday #21

More of his fellow criminals being let out of jail. travelingthrulife Yesterday #22

Among the 250 - Ghislaine Blues Heron Yesterday #26

More Like "Trump The Venal" DrFunkenstein Yesterday #29

Bankman-Fried WILL get a pardon in due time from Trump Bengus81 Yesterday #30

These pardons won't be free... Hugin Yesterday #31

and trumps wealth increases by 250 million dollars. republianmushroom Yesterday #33

He'd pardon Warren Jeffs if he could, but he can't. Jeffs' convictions are all for state (Texas) crimes. PSPS Yesterday #34

Paxton can probably get him released for the right price. Grifters will grift. madinmaryland Yesterday #35

So he gets Abbott to do it for him, just like in Colorado Bengus81 23 hrs ago #37

Not the Onion? This would be a effing national disgrace. pecosbob 23 hrs ago #36