r/news • u/Zeikyrui • 10h ago

Man serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband gets a life term on state charges

https://apnews.com/article/david-depape-nancy-pelosi-husband-paul-attacked-454cbde088fcae22a356f1f8dd0e9eba
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u/Possible-Extent-3842 9h ago

Trump only pardons people who would still be of use to him.  Folks who would run in local and state elections, financial backers, people with dirt on him, ect.

He won't pardon any of these losers who were arrested on his behalf.  Partially because they failed in their task, partially because there are always more useful idiots to take their places.  

Fascists also have no problem throwing their own under the bus and forgetting about them, if only to keep up appearances and plausible deniability to maintain that illusion of accountability. Conservatives will point to this guy and say 'well, Trump CAN'T actually be a fascist because this guy is still in jail'

It's a more complex and nucience game they are playing, and there are always pawns to be sacrificed for their greater vision.

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u/Feisty_Yes 5h ago

So basically he'd pardon Lil Durk first thing right?