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by deadbolt 110 days ago
The pardons should be ignored.
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mandeepj 109 days ago
Not sure if they'll be ignored, but there's an effort to rein them in

https://olszewski.house.gov/media/press-releases/olszewski-i...

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tastyface 109 days ago
Correct. Trump set the precedent by claiming that pardons made with "autopen" are invalid, based on nothing. Accordingly, pardons made by a senile president who just blindly signs whatever's placed in front of him¹ are also invalid.

¹ Trump on Binance cryptocurrency tycoon he pardoned: "I don't know who he is" -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-binance-cryptocurrency-ty...

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