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sop

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33. Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed.

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #32)

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 05:45 PM

20 hrs ago

Or, God forbid, if Vance is elected president in 2028.

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Dirty....................... Lovie777 Yesterday #1

So POOF it just happened. No emails, no meetings, nothing. underpants Yesterday #2

The DOJ has been completely corrupted by Trump and his fascists. hadEnuf Yesterday #3

Well... OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #4

Except that WE get arrested for it! Bayard Yesterday #6

And if we owe the IRS money..... SergeStorms Yesterday #17

The $10 billion IRS suit was just Trump's illegal scheme to "pardon" himself for existing and future tax liabilities. sop Yesterday #5

I believe that the Pardon law needs to be updated ... aggiesal Yesterday #11

I feel the same way. patphil Yesterday #12

Pardon power melm00se Yesterday #14

Still needs to be changed. This just makes it harder. n/t aggiesal Yesterday #18

As I recall popsdenver Yesterday #19

Ford did the same for Nixon. 🤔💭 n/t aggiesal Yesterday #21

and it should be applied to governors, too. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #28

I think he will pull a Richard Nixon and get pardoned by his VP the next day without punishment. GreenWave 20 hrs ago #32

Vance could only pardon Trump if he resigns the presidency before the end of his term, or is impeached and removed. sop 20 hrs ago #33

Dear God. It was a back room deal. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #7

The Senate needs to remove the asshole Blanche mdbl Yesterday #8

If there's no record liberalgunwilltravel Yesterday #9

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Damn, my unlawful, lying DOJ at it again. republianmushroom Yesterday #15

Didn't we hear the same thing about the Epstein files (at first)? choie Yesterday #16

Immcaculant Conception of a Settlement North Coast Lawyer Yesterday #20

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I call... ultralite001 Yesterday #24

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They quite likely are telling the truth SorellaLaBefana 21 hrs ago #26

Oh! Those records. We thought you meant LPs. Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #27

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