News item: Corruption fighter/ crime family boss Donald "Swamp Thing" Trump exercises his pardon power to help his kind of guys.
Really hard to think of a collection of individuals less deserving of presidential intervention than Joe Arpaio, Scooter Libby, Dinesh D’Souza, Conrad Black, Bernie Kerik, Rod Blagojevich, and Michael Milken, plus a handful of right wing arsonists and war criminals.— Matthew Miller (@matthewamiller) February 18, 2020
important Blagojevitch context is that Blagojevitch was prosecuted by Pat Fitzgerald, who is Comey's friend and lawyer— Quinta "Pro Quo" Jurecic (@qjurecic) February 18, 2020
Besides what are crimes? https://t.co/oBprOkjGrk— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 18, 2020
The president pardons other people for doing things Trump doesn’t think he should have to go to jail for.— Erin three batter minimum Ryan (@morninggloria) February 18, 2020
Pres. Trump’s new pardons are for well-connected insiders convicted of the *same offenses* Trump and several of his advisers are accused of — serious crimes of extortion, bribery, misleading authorities or abuse of office.— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) February 18, 2020
Nothing says 'corruption fighter' quite like pardoning a slew of politicians and public officials convicted of corruption.— Noah Shachtman (@NoahShachtman) February 18, 2020
New Trump 2020 campaign slogan is PARDON THE SWAMP— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) February 18, 2020
Message: Hang tough, Roger. You'll get your pardon soon, too!
