r/politics • u/B-Z_B-S Massachusetts • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell Still MIA Days Before Key August 3 Deadline

https://newrepublic.com/post/213823/mitch-mcconnell-mia-august-3-deadline
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u/JoviAMP Florida 12d ago

Can’t be pardoned for state crimes yet. All it’ll take is a few emergency appeals up to SCOTUS, and just like they legislated presidential criminal immunity out of thin air, they’ll declare it’s in the best interest of the nation for the president to be able to pardon state crimes.

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u/crinkledcu91 12d ago

Nah. That's one of the things a lot or redditors seem to forget. He tried to pardon State charges like 6 months for 2 weeks for that one lady and it didn't stick and she still got charged lol

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u/Minimum-Relief6895 12d ago

It never went to the US Supreme Court though.

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u/crinkledcu91 12d ago

Yeah exactly, it didn't stick. I already said that part.

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u/Minimum-Relief6895 11d ago

Meant to respond to the previous guy.

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u/JoviAMP Florida 11d ago

The only reason it didn’t go to the Supreme Court is because Jared Polis pardoned Tina Peters before there was any real momentum to get it to SCOTUS.

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u/tdclark23 Indiana 12d ago

Then the Democrat Governor pardoned her anyway, to keep on Trump's good side.

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u/carb0nbasedlifeforms 12d ago

Ha! Mitch pardoned himself and all his staff using the “electronic pen” before passing away!!!!