Americans shouldn't need a celebrity advocating on their behalf to get a pardon from the president. Under Trump, thousands of petitions are ignored while those with special access to the president are granted clemency.
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In February, Trump granted clemency to 11 people, including several individuals who had been convicted on charges related to political corruption, like former Celebrity Apprentice contestant Rod Blagojevich.
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Presidential pardons and commutations should not be viewed as an occasionally act of forgiveness but treated as a routine part of the federal criminal justice system to remedy injustice and provide mercy.
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The President has broad authority to remedy injustice & provide mercy through the issuance of pardons and commutations. Yet thousands of nonviolent offenders, a disproportionate number are people of color, are serving harsh prison terms as a result of the so-called War on Drugs.
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And instead of being grateful for the wrong commutation and going into obscurity, Blago, the self-proclaimed “Trumpocrat” is annoying everyone and doing a press tour.
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Trump disagrees w/medical & scientific data from the WHO regarding the fatality rate of the Coronavirus.
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The Democratic party turned their back on Rod Blagojevich (except for a few). The former Governor was offered a plea deal of 18 months which he turned down because he never took a dime in bribes or kickbacks. His sentence was 168 months which is 900% longer than 18 months. WRONG!
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When you don't get to finish criming bc you got caught, it doesn't mean there wasn't a crime. Go read the court docs. Pretty interesting how this is viewed, given all he did.
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