"[O]ffenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021" — the pardon language — now means whatever the fuck Pam Bondi, Emil Bove, and Donald Trump say it means, apparently. - ThreadSky

chrisgeidner.bsky.social • 2 days ago

"[O]ffenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021" — the pardon language — now means whatever the fuck Pam Bondi, Emil Bove, and Donald Trump say it means, apparently.

Reposted from Kyle Cheney

NEW: The Justice Department now says Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons for Jan. 6 rioters covers unrelated gun charges some faced after the FBI searched their homes.

It’s moving to drop felony charges against Daniel Ball and Elias Costianes.

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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equineducklings.bsky.social•2 days ago

Kind of like their 14th Amendment arguments

nighttrace.org•2 days ago

Yep

josalo.bsky.social•1 day ago

The umbrella of impunity expands as needed.

miked-up.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mobster rules from here on out.

lukeoverthere.bsky.social•1 day ago

This is what Banana Republics do, because, well…

joyceraskin.bsky.social•1 day ago

Traitors all of them

concerned2.bsky.social•2 days ago

Unbelievable horrible

phillip-wiles.bsky.social•1 day ago

JFC

doomduser.bsky.social•1 day ago

Absolutely disgusting bastardization of our justice system.

bradpatrick.bsky.social•2 days ago

Shear madness. Illogical but natural consequence of fascist takeover and shredding of the rule of law.

hughcolbert.bsky.social•1 day ago

FDT

gedtophd.bsky.social•2 days ago

But Hunter laptop 💻

benpape.bsky.social•2 days ago

What I don’t get is - if they want to pardon these folks from these crimes, he still has the pardon power, he can still do that. But to now “re-interpret” the plain language of the original pardon to cover these charges is… I dunno man.

crouth72.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's my thinking. The language of the pardons doesn't cover these external charges.

heywoodjablowme420.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's weird, right? Like, why not just issue new pardons for the other charges? It's not like they have any shame, or if they do, they're even stupider than I thought because they think THIS is any less shameful.

heywoodjablowme420.bsky.social•2 days ago

Here's a question (I truly don't know the answer): since the pardons are all (or mostly) without prejudice, can a state law authority use facts established by the pardoned federal cases to file their own charges? I would think the answer would be no if with prejudice, but without...?

swisscheese.bsky.social•2 days ago

That’s right. Predictable

rockymtnview.bsky.social•2 days ago

He’ll probably be extending this to everyone convicted by the Feds for anything or who could be charged for acts occurring in the time frame since he first went to Epstein Island.

matthematics.com•2 days ago

MAGA sainthood, really

schristy43.bsky.social•2 days ago

He does that out should be legal to have better aim and NOT be arrested

napoleon-the-pig.bsky.social•1 day ago

Once the Dems get back into office they need to just start charging these people with anything they can charge them with, pardons be damned.

ztopia.bsky.social•1 day ago

The Department of “Justice” in action

sheloscope.bsky.social•1 day ago

So let’s let the criminals be criminals. How does this make Americans safer?

bluebubba.bsky.social•1 day ago

It means he expects them to defend him aggressively.

lanternstocking.bsky.social•2 days ago

So... broad interpretations to free insurrectionists, narrow interpretations to enable the looting. Got it.

nancy-mahony.bsky.social•2 days ago

The Party of Law and Order…not!

uncleboom.bsky.social•1 day ago

A whole lot of things are about to mean whatever those three folks say they mean if the last month is any indication.

chrisgeidner.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don't know what's worse — that DOJ (or the Acting US Attorney) made the AUSA who signed the indictment sign today's motion to dismiss, or that the guy (who, I believe, graduated from Columbia Law School) did so.

scparks50.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yeah....

dunkmantheold.bsky.social•1 day ago

Colombia Law School?

scparks50.bsky.social•1 day ago

😁😇

ehashima.bsky.social•1 day ago

Officially shithole country territory (as if it weren’t already true)

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