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IzzaNuDay

(962 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:27 PM Jan 2025

Hypothetical question after the fact: suppose there were casualties to Congress on J6-

For example, the deaths also included congressional members — or even worse, had Mike Pence been assaulted, you think pardons would have happened?

It hurts that police officers died in the line of duty. But those deaths and injuries meant nothing to that dotard.

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Hypothetical question after the fact: suppose there were casualties to Congress on J6- (Original Post) IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 OP
would make no difference rampartd Jan 2025 #1
I hope to hell he doesn't pardon Dylann Roof IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #6
i'd have hoped o hell he wouldn't pardon enrico tarrio rampartd Jan 2025 #7
Yes Deep State Witch Jan 2025 #2
Are you suggesting the Donnie has a conscience, or some internal limits to his evil? unblock Jan 2025 #3
Trump would give them the highest civilian honors if they actually killed Pence, Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #4
Maybe the House shouldn't have waited almost a week to impeach Trump Jose Garcia Jan 2025 #5
5 people did die that day Johonny Jan 2025 #8
But that didn't happen, so it had no impact, did it? MineralMan Jan 2025 #9
It didn't happen, sure! However... IzzaNuDay Jan 2025 #10

rampartd

(1,844 posts)
1. would make no difference
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:33 PM
Jan 2025

trump would be cheered wildly for pardoning dylan roof or the guy who hit mr pelosi with the hammer.

IzzaNuDay

(962 posts)
6. I hope to hell he doesn't pardon Dylann Roof
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:57 PM
Jan 2025

He’s already on death row. A pardon and release may be worse for Roof unless he’s sent to the witness protection program. He’s safer incarcerated!

rampartd

(1,844 posts)
7. i'd have hoped o hell he wouldn't pardon enrico tarrio
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 04:12 PM
Jan 2025

these are all trump' people. they are recruiting and training all the time.

Deep State Witch

(11,781 posts)
2. Yes
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:35 PM
Jan 2025

Because the people killed would have most likely been either Democrats or people like Mike Pence who ran afoul of the Dear Leader.

unblock

(55,073 posts)
3. Are you suggesting the Donnie has a conscience, or some internal limits to his evil?
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:47 PM
Jan 2025

Because I see zero evidence of this.

He was disappointed that the coup wasn't successful, and he was eager for violence and whatever it would have taken to stay in power 4 years ago. If that meant some other people died, he would not have lost a moment's sleep over it.

Irish_Dem

(69,446 posts)
4. Trump would give them the highest civilian honors if they actually killed Pence,
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:53 PM
Jan 2025

Pelosi, Schumer.

Jose Garcia

(3,168 posts)
5. Maybe the House shouldn't have waited almost a week to impeach Trump
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:55 PM
Jan 2025

If they had done it that night there may have been a sense of urgency and the Senate could have tried and convicted him overnight. But they waited, and the nation's attention drifted.

Johonny

(23,546 posts)
8. 5 people did die that day
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 04:15 PM
Jan 2025

And the media makes sure to make it seem like all those deaths were not connected to a rampaging uncontrolled mob attacking the capitol. I'm sure the same would happen to anyone else that died.

IzzaNuDay

(962 posts)
10. It didn't happen, sure! However...
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 04:34 PM
Jan 2025

However, now that these now pardoned dolts are on the loose again. The dotard has “immunity” to do whatever the hell he wants— and he has talked retribution to his political opponents. So I see plausibility someone will end up assaulted per the dotard’s command. Scary times.

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