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So some, I'm guessing all the 🐘 in the room, want to pardon a child rapist and pedophile.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Divided?

Anyone who doesn't know which side of this they're on shouldn't be in office.

Anyone supporting the pardon should be investigated, and removed from office.

What the fuck is going on. We're talking about the world's most prolific sex trafficker known to humanity.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago

Maxwell money

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

How is this an issue? Those Pedophiles should be terrified to show even the slightest support for her.

This is why I say every MAGA is a Pedophile. Not a Pedophile "Protector," but Pedophiles. Because another word for Pedophile Protector is... Pedophile.

Every MAGA is a Pedophile.

[–] Insekticus@aussie.zone 101 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The fact that they're divided on this issue shows just how deep and systemic this disease really is.

All those children who've been tortured and killed at the behest of these sick people is just so overwhelming.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago

just how deep and systemic this disease really is

Because it was never about Trump. It's half the USA government.

For decades.

By focusing on the clown in the spotlight causing distraction people have not been talking about the number of elected public servants raping children for the past few decades.

"No one could have predicted this."

Now it's 2026 and some people are overwhelmed.

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 61 points 2 days ago

Hey Republicans, the representatives you elected are really struggling to determine the morality of pardoning the one Epstein accomplice who has been brought to justice. I sure hope you will jot this one down so you can remember it come election season.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago
[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 days ago

They say it's to get her to speak about Epstein. Except you don't grant a pardon for that sort of thing- you grant immunity. Potentially even for things she's already been convicted of, although that gets really complicated.

The only way to pardon her that ends in justice is if her testimony leads to enough serious convictions. But at that point, her testimony is tainted, and any defense counsel would jump on it.

Won't someone think of the child rapists?

Republicans - Grand Old Pedophiles are on the job.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Dangling a presidential pardon in front of her is a great way to get her to testify and throw everyone under the bus that Trump doesn’t like so I’m sure this will happen and it’ll just be a fake proclamation of trump’s innocence.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Either accountability starts to happen after the mid terms or the rebellion starts next spring.

[–] tacoplease@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Rebellion from whom? The 2A stay-at-home pearl clutchers?

[–] TheTimeKnife@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Well we know whose laptops to check

[–] LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago

L. O. L.

This is fugking hilarious

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They come out saying this so that trump can go ’people are saying it, maybe I’ll do it’ and bingo it’s done. They must all face justice. No justice, no peace.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

No Justice, No Peace
Know Justice, Know Peace

[–] errer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago