Unfortunatley, there is nothing in the Constitution to specifically prevent such overly broad interpretations of the executive power of the pardon. But there should be.
Thanks Matt...at last someone else willing to state the obvious. You said exactly what I've been posting everywhere I can, only you summed it up in one simple and concise sentence. (unlike my long-winded futile attempts!)
Agreed, and I also see how the machine is working to discredit him. It’s sick! At this point it seems some lefty sources who I actually listen to are also joining in on the effort. Journalism has REALLY been crushed over the past 10 years. We need more real journalists like Matt.
Preemptive pardons are definitely problematic. What’s to prevent an administration of giving the green light to its minions to break any law to meet its objectives knowing a presidential pardon will ultimately be forthcoming to protect them…
They already made the determination that he was too old and senile to be investigated (related to the classified document situation I believe), so this is a fair point for sure.
if this wasnt what the 25th is for, not sure what is. weve been talking about how badly 84-88 went for decades and even with that hindsight, here we are. smh
I am a 77-year-old man, born and raised in NYC. I have served on the NYPD and looking at these pardons I feel as if we taxpayers and LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS are being shown just how inconsequential we actually are, and the DISDANE these aloof politicians feel towards us.
But he didn't even say "I'm a dad who loves my son" he tries to gaslight again and says "this prosecution was political and wrong in and of itself and he should never have been charged" all lies.
@@alex-qd6of and especially hypocritical since Biden's claim to fame in 1990's was being a primary author the 1994 Crime Bill and the Brady "Assault Gun Ban".
I have a question: Does a presidential pardon just remove the ability to investigate all the potential crimes these people are pardoned for? Why can't we investigate them anyway? I would think there is still value in finding out the truth so we can see what went wrong and better protect ourselves from those things in the future
I don't think a court would take a case where there it was legally impossible to convict, but you could probably have a senate committee investigate and publish a report, it would be all words no action obviously, but maybe better than nothing.
I would do an emergency search and seizure on the government right now cuz you know that they are shredding documents as fast as possible at this point
****There should be NO PARDONS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS*** if anything, they should be held to MUCH HIGHER LEVEL of EXPECTATIONS of BALANCE and HONESTY - since they have awsome powers !
It's not true that the Hunter pardon cuts off further investigation. It probably makes it easier to investigate, actually. Hunter can still be called on to testify and held in contempt if he refuses, and he wouldn't be able to plead the fifth in response to questions. And if he's found to be lying, he can be prosecuted for perjury. He can't be charged with his crimes, but others can be exposed.
Investigation & answers are what matter now. What did they do? Have they hurt our national interests vs China or other adversaries? How do we prevent Biden- esque corruptocrats from committing these crimes in the future?
The pardon for crimes that people have not been charged with or convicted of are simply here's your get out of jail free card for crimes we both know you committed. So just as guilty with no legal consequences.
Pardoning people who have yet to be convicted of a a crime, is an admission of guilt, which they all are. A guilty President, pardoning quilty people. Thats how all 3rd world countries operate and thats where we are at this time
It is what it is. A pardon wipes away the legal fact of being convicted. It doesn't necessarily wipe out the social stigma of being convicted. Jimmy Carter's pardon of thousands of people convicted of evading the draft during the Vietnam War was socially useful, I suggest. Trump's likely pardon of January 6th demonstrators might be quite similar, if he does it. I am not surprised that Biden pardoned his son, nor does that impede other investigations of Biden and his family. No actual harm done, in my view. It might be amusing if Biden gave all FBI and Department of Justice employees pardons before he left office! That might make it easier for Trump to "drain the swamp," don't you think? Hard to deny that the swamp EXISTS should that occur, I suggest. I notice that in the statement pardoning Hunter, Biden said that the prosecution of his son was unfair selective prosecution. That was a socially useful admission for him to make. Sometimes they tell on themselves, inadvertently.
Even if they’re pardoned preemptively, they still should have a trial. That’ll close the gap. The American people would finally know that justice was denied by virtue of the preemptive pardon.
A pardon prevents prosecutions. It does not prevent investigations from going forward, and it removes from the pardonee the ability to plead the 5th amendment. Let the investigators go forward. 6:26
9:43 yes I agree that if reporting journalists report things wrongly and propagandize these things if they want to stay employed or if their employer wants to stay running then they need to come out on air on Prime Time and admit all of the wrong reporting they have done in the last 4 years. And even go as far as to say that they were coerced by the government to do these things
I can see a place for pardons but i propose that an individual can only earn a pardon for conduct the pardonee admits to committing. The same way a defendant is required to allacute as part of a plea bargain.
My question is what was those he released tasked with and why is he costing this country $1 Trillion every 100 days...the source, American taxpayers, but where did it go? does it look like it went to our country? or even North Carolina, where it is winter now.
@@SeattlePioneer Yes, I appreciate that. And I do recognize that the Presidential Pardon is an executive check on the judicial branch. All well and good. What I am suggesting is that there is an opportunity to look at this reasonably and decide if, as currently interpreted, this should not be amended in some way. What, within this current generation and recent times there appears to be a threat of and apparently actual abuse of the Presidential Pardon, couldn't we all just get behind a discussion of reforming this power?
@@johncullen9436 Personally, I don't see enough of a problem to warrant limiting the pardon power. The most sweeping use of the pardon I can recall was Jimmy Carter pardoning thousands of those convicted of refusing to be drafted after the Vietnam War. I think there was massive use of pardons after the Civil War. Those were all fine as far as I'm concerned, and everything else is just small potatoes. Trump should have the Justice Department investigate episodes of lawfare and impose consent decrees to prevent that in the future. The Justice department has done plenty of that in recent decades when finding abuses by state and local government.
@@SeattlePioneer how about we use some common sense, seems to be lacking, in you and in the current president, who probably can't even remember his name
@@johncullen9436 The three most dramatic uses of the pardon power have been 1) Nixon 2) mass use after the Civil War 3) Jimmy Carter's pardon of thousands of draft evaders after the Vietnam War. Everything else has been trivial in my view. In short, don't mess with it.
He should be pardon with tax evasion and gun charges which he was already guilty of but not the ones he’s not been found guilty of. There should be no unconditional pardon for these.
The so called viewers didn't like it when there were strongly expressed differences of opinion and manifestly said so The producers of the show LISTENED to these snowflakes and this is what you get... TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE YOU END UP PLEASING NO ONE
Robby & Niall already had a segment on this subject with lively debate. Please find it & watch it. I got the feeling, in this segment with Matt Taibi, that a producer (in their ears) told Robby to wrap it up. I guarantee Niall was prepared to give his perspective 👍
I feel like it’s reasonable to say that a pardon needs to be associated with a crime or at minimum an alleged crime. Not like an alleged crime from some law-enforcement agency
Just because someone received a pardon does not free them from being required to answer a subpoena and testifying honestly about activities they know about. Indeed, a pardon means that such a person is not entitled to take the 5th amendment and refuse to testify, since they can't be prosecuted because of the pardon.
I certainly believe that the pardon power should only be used for someone who has at a minimum had charges filed against them. Of course those convicted and punished would also qualify. But those who have NOT been charged should not be pardoned. My comment however is about it "cutting off" investigations into Covid, etc. Quite the contrary, I think Congress should still do the investigations, and subpoena those involved, who now would not be able to rely upon the 5th Amendment to refrain from being completely honest about what happened. They cannot be prosecuted having been pardoned so they can be compelled to answer under penalty of being held in contempt of Congress and jailed for that. I'm sure they still fear the public approbation that will attend the truth being revealed, as well as the more than a few lawsuits they may become subject to. Pardons only cover criminal cases.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Presidential pardons cover federal crimes, do they not? So what's to stop states from bringing forth charges against the "federally forgiven"? I'm sure state laws were broken.
That's why Bidens DOJ made sure that one of the three cases was brought by a state. Yep, they all thought they had pretty good plan. Boy did they miscalculate
investigate anyway -if they are guilty then find them guilty and then let them have their pardon but what use would it be to them when everyone knows they are in fact guilty - after all - a pardon is for people who have been found guilty - how can they have a pardon in they haven't been found guilty in the first place - so - investigate and if they are guilty then find them guilty and give them their meaningless pardon
My understanding is that the pardon ELIMINATES hunter's potential claim of 'the 5th' against self incrimination. This means that he MUST answer questions if asked by Congress. Such answers could very easily incriminate others AND may expose bidens to STATE legal jeopardy which this pardon does NOT absolve.
Just read it for once in your life: Article II, Section 2, Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
I admire Robbie for his honesty and free speach approach, I suppose he has a leftish co host for balance reasons. Maybe the View could adopt that approach. Ooh, look, I have seen a Unicorn, honest!!!
Sorry though I agree that generally there should not be restrictions to the power of a President to pardon or commute a crime there must be some conditions to the pardon. In Hunter's case he would need to disclose those possible offenses and those others who were involved!
All bills are not the best solutions. Some bills are political and meant to fetter the next administration by codifying what is into law. Also to pass the border law that was presented made the republicans own the whole deal along with the Democratic Party that ignored the issue for three plus years.
Yup, revenge isn't justice, so a full switch to Restorative Justice is way overdue, with its Truth For Reconciliation conflict resolution process, this should be acceptable to both sides. There's an old saying, goes som'n like "there's no way to peace cuz peace is the way".
What in the world has gone wrong with the audio on this show? It started a while back and I keep hoping it will be corrected but it hasn’t. Please Mr/Ms producer… fix this.
A presidential power to grant pardons is a must. However it should be reserved for political victims. Those who were charged and convicted for the purpose preventing a political opponent from being elected. That is the case with people who were Trump supporters of high profile and influence. Some other cases should also be allowed to receive pardons. Wrongful convictions for example. It might be helpful to amend the pardon power of the president to put in place pending pardons. In other words the pardon couldn't be implemented until after an investigation was made into the nature of the alleged crime/s. And only in cases of certain crimes such as possible treason or crimes against humanity. Election interference could be considered a high crime, in my opinion and a pending pardon in some cases. I believe we've seen possible acts of treason and crimes against humanity. Of course these are just my thoughts. I don't know how they would be done. Might be opening up a can of worms.
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I am ok with pardoning for convicted crimes but you cannot be able to pardon crimes that haven’t been investigated nor brought to trial
Unfortunatley, there is nothing in the Constitution to specifically prevent such overly broad interpretations of the executive power of the pardon. But there should be.
@ one could hope things will change but reality is more nihilistic
Thanks Matt...at last someone else willing to state the obvious. You said exactly
what I've been posting everywhere I can, only you summed it up in one
simple and concise sentence. (unlike my long-winded futile attempts!)
@@tbthomas5117 glad to hear someone else has a similar view!
we did for nixon, which is why this is technically a thing. thatwasalsogross.
Matt Tibi is a national treasure and essential. One of the few honest center left voices in journalism.
Agreed, and I also see how the machine is working to discredit him. It’s sick! At this point it seems some lefty sources who I actually listen to are also joining in on the effort. Journalism has REALLY been crushed over the past 10 years. We need more real journalists like Matt.
Nothing but respect for Matt Taibbi.
Matt is one of the very FEW journalists who are NOT sullied by the 'swamp' where 99% of the American MSM journalists are stuck ... 😞
Great take by Matt, always appreciate his view and the logic it's based on.
Pardons should always require a conviction.
Without a conviction, wth is there to pardon????
Preemptive pardons are definitely problematic. What’s to prevent an administration of giving the green light to its minions to break any law to meet its objectives knowing a presidential pardon will ultimately be forthcoming to protect them…
Preemptive pardon yourself for the next 4 years
They need to question his mental state. Should a man who is not completely in control of his faculties be allowed to make these kinds of decisions?
Thats a valid point.
They already made the determination that he was too old and senile to be investigated (related to the classified document situation I believe), so this is a fair point for sure.
@@goosey235 😂true that
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if this wasnt what the 25th is for, not sure what is. weve been talking about how badly 84-88 went for decades and even with that hindsight, here we are. smh
I always like hearing from the level headed Matt Taibbi.
I think the protecting an adult "child" from consequences isn't what every parent would do.
I am a 77-year-old man, born and raised in NYC. I have served on the NYPD and looking at these pardons I feel as if we taxpayers and LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS are being shown just how inconsequential we actually are, and the DISDANE these aloof politicians feel towards us.
But he didn't even say "I'm a dad who loves my son" he tries to gaslight again and says "this prosecution was political and wrong in and of itself and he should never have been charged" all lies.
Even though Hunter plead guilty…
Apparently people aren't usually charged, for the silly gun law he broke.
@@alex-qd6of and especially hypocritical since Biden's claim to fame in 1990's was being a primary author the 1994 Crime Bill and the Brady "Assault Gun Ban".
I have a question:
Does a presidential pardon just remove the ability to investigate all the potential crimes these people are pardoned for? Why can't we investigate them anyway? I would think there is still value in finding out the truth so we can see what went wrong and better protect ourselves from those things in the future
But why waste taxpayers money.
I don't think a court would take a case where there it was legally impossible to convict, but you could probably have a senate committee investigate and publish a report, it would be all words no action obviously, but maybe better than nothing.
states can investigate state crimes. o federal option, though.
@@zachfreedom644Obviously that isn’t a concern or we wouldn’t have see many of these trials.
@silentnot4812 I'm not against the investigation but I'm more interested in the the end goal.
How can Biden pardon people that have not been convicted of a crime?
He better not pardon Faucci
Faucci deserves to pay
Fauci MUST BE PARDONED, SINCE he MADE MILLIONS from COVID
( and who know how much of that he 'kicked back' to Biden Cabal ? )
I would do an emergency search and seizure on the government right now cuz you know that they are shredding documents as fast as possible at this point
Probably happens at the end of every administration.
Almost as if they have absolutely no faith in the justice system and fear lawfare.
Wierd isn't it... why on earth would they fear lawfare?
If they haven't broken any laws they have nothing to worry about.
They fear justice.
IF we all are EQUAL under the law🙄 There should be NO PARDONS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS 😡
****There should be NO PARDONS FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS*** if anything, they should be held to MUCH HIGHER LEVEL of EXPECTATIONS of BALANCE and HONESTY - since they have awsome powers !
I think we need to take a serious look at the legality of pardoning people before they've been sentenced for a crime.
Great to see matt on your show
It's not true that the Hunter pardon cuts off further investigation. It probably makes it easier to investigate, actually. Hunter can still be called on to testify and held in contempt if he refuses, and he wouldn't be able to plead the fifth in response to questions. And if he's found to be lying, he can be prosecuted for perjury. He can't be charged with his crimes, but others can be exposed.
Investigation & answers are what matter now. What did they do? Have they hurt our national interests vs China or other adversaries? How do we prevent Biden- esque corruptocrats from committing these crimes in the future?
But he can just say "I can't recall" over and over.
Preemptive pardons. Sure. Nothing to see here folks.
Whenever I see Matt Taibbi on anything, I'm watching. Thanks for having a great journalist on the show.
The pardon for crimes that people have not been charged with or convicted of are simply here's your get out of jail free card for crimes we both know you committed. So just as guilty with no legal consequences.
Pre-emptive pardon is not legal . If there's been no charges laid yet then there's nothing to pardon .
I read somewhere, can’t remember the source. Biden plans to pardon, The Joker, Hannibal Lecter, Norman Bates, Darth Vader and Kermit the frog. 😂
Fauci deserves the same as that CEO
Far too humane for Fauci.
Pardoning people who have yet to be convicted of a a crime, is an admission of guilt, which they all are. A guilty President, pardoning quilty people. Thats how all 3rd world countries operate and thats where we are at this time
Saying that doesn't make it so.
So... This pardon basically implies Hunter is guilty of existing for the past eleven years?
It is what it is. A pardon wipes away the legal fact of being convicted. It doesn't necessarily wipe out the social stigma of being convicted.
Jimmy Carter's pardon of thousands of people convicted of evading the draft during the Vietnam War was socially useful, I suggest.
Trump's likely pardon of January 6th demonstrators might be quite similar, if he does it.
I am not surprised that Biden pardoned his son, nor does that impede other investigations of Biden and his family. No actual harm done, in my view.
It might be amusing if Biden gave all FBI and Department of Justice employees pardons before he left office! That might make it easier for Trump to "drain the swamp," don't you think? Hard to deny that the swamp EXISTS should that occur, I suggest.
I notice that in the statement pardoning Hunter, Biden said that the prosecution of his son was unfair selective prosecution. That was a socially useful admission for him to make. Sometimes they tell on themselves, inadvertently.
Even if they’re pardoned preemptively, they still should have a trial. That’ll close the gap. The American people would finally know that justice was denied by virtue of the preemptive pardon.
Here before The Big Guy pardons himself.
"TrUmP iS DesTroYiNg OuR DeMocRaTiC NoRmS."
Lol, yeah. Dunno how much longer the DNC can cling to that narrative. 😄
🤡🌍
They have no shame
"Trump is a threat to our bureaucracy " Oh and our summer homes, the kids braces and college funds.
Ahh that's really adorable
Just because there is a pardon doesn't mean that there can be no investigation.
Great seeing Matt T on your show.
a "preemptive pardon" is disgusting, and only further shows how corrupt and vile our government is
A pardon prevents prosecutions.
It does not prevent investigations from going forward, and it removes from the pardonee the ability to plead the 5th amendment.
Let the investigators go forward. 6:26
If you want a pardon, you should either have been convicted OR admit your guilt. It should not be allowed for any potential charge.
9:43 yes I agree that if reporting journalists report things wrongly and propagandize these things if they want to stay employed or if their employer wants to stay running then they need to come out on air on Prime Time and admit all of the wrong reporting they have done in the last 4 years. And even go as far as to say that they were coerced by the government to do these things
PREEMPTIVE pardons seem so antithetical to the intent…
Instead they’re using as the ultimate get out of jail free card 🙄
Pre-emptive pardons shouldn't be allowed. Only completed convictions should be considered. I'm not even sure pre-emptive pardons are legal.
It says that where in the constitution?
I can see a place for pardons but i propose that an individual can only earn a pardon for conduct the pardonee admits to committing. The same way a defendant is required to allacute as part of a plea bargain.
There is no law that does not apply equally to them as it does to me.
You need a constitutional lawyer to explain the limits of a pardon
My question is what was those he released tasked with and why is he costing this country $1 Trillion every 100 days...the source, American taxpayers, but where did it go? does it look like it went to our country? or even North Carolina, where it is winter now.
Pardons mean you can't indict & convict the sleazeballs. You can still disgrace them.
Don't forget to pardon Edward Snowden - A true American Patriot.
How about restricting pardons to those people who have actually gone through a legitimate judicial process and found guilty. No preemptive pardons.
The constitution does not limit the President's pardon powers in that way.
@@SeattlePioneer Yes, I appreciate that. And I do recognize that the Presidential Pardon is an executive check on the judicial branch. All well and good. What I am suggesting is that there is an opportunity to look at this reasonably and decide if, as currently interpreted, this should not be amended in some way. What, within this current generation and recent times there appears to be a threat of and apparently actual abuse of the Presidential Pardon, couldn't we all just get behind a discussion of reforming this power?
@@johncullen9436 Personally, I don't see enough of a problem to warrant limiting the pardon power.
The most sweeping use of the pardon I can recall was Jimmy Carter pardoning thousands of those convicted of refusing to be drafted after the Vietnam War.
I think there was massive use of pardons after the Civil War.
Those were all fine as far as I'm concerned, and everything else is just small potatoes.
Trump should have the Justice Department investigate episodes of lawfare and impose consent decrees to prevent that in the future. The Justice department has done plenty of that in recent decades when finding abuses by state and local government.
@@SeattlePioneer how about we use some common sense, seems to be lacking, in you and in the current president, who probably can't even remember his name
@@johncullen9436 The three most dramatic uses of the pardon power have been 1) Nixon 2) mass use after the Civil War 3) Jimmy Carter's pardon of thousands of draft evaders after the Vietnam War.
Everything else has been trivial in my view. In short, don't mess with it.
I believe in redemption and forgiveness, however, for the sake of the offended and even the offender, there must be atonement and accountability.
He just commuted the sentence of that judge that sent kids to prison for kickbacks from private prisons, and led to bunch bunch of kids offing them.
He should be pardon with tax evasion and gun charges which he was already guilty of but not the ones he’s not been found guilty of. There should be no unconditional pardon for these.
Rising has become so moderate, no lively debate, everyone more or less has the same views. The trending headlines or stories are also covered late now
The so called viewers didn't like it when there were strongly expressed differences of opinion and manifestly said so
The producers of the show LISTENED to these snowflakes and this is what you get...
TRY TO PLEASE EVERYONE YOU END UP PLEASING NO ONE
@roccocupido5082 social media people trend towards echo chambers that's why
That’s how news is supposed to be.
Robby & Niall already had a segment on this subject with lively debate. Please find it & watch it. I got the feeling, in this segment with Matt Taibi, that a producer (in their ears) told Robby to wrap it up. I guarantee Niall was prepared to give his perspective 👍
I feel like it’s reasonable to say that a pardon needs to be associated with a crime or at minimum an alleged crime. Not like an alleged crime from some law-enforcement agency
Past his son which if we’re honest we would all probably do, We the People have the power to veto his pardon power.
Just because someone received a pardon does not free them from being required to answer a subpoena and testifying honestly about activities they know about. Indeed, a pardon means that such a person is not entitled to take the 5th amendment and refuse to testify, since they can't be prosecuted because of the pardon.
He didn't blanket-pardon Hunter, he sainted him.
Pardon should be after they served the time in jail.
Before you’re eligible for pardon you should have to admit your guilt. You should not br pardoned for hypothetical crimes.
Interesting interview but leaves one big question unanswered:
Where can I learn more about how AP calls Presidential elections?
I certainly believe that the pardon power should only be used for someone who has at a minimum had charges filed against them. Of course those convicted and punished would also qualify. But those who have NOT been charged should not be pardoned. My comment however is about it "cutting off" investigations into Covid, etc. Quite the contrary, I think Congress should still do the investigations, and subpoena those involved, who now would not be able to rely upon the 5th Amendment to refrain from being completely honest about what happened. They cannot be prosecuted having been pardoned so they can be compelled to answer under penalty of being held in contempt of Congress and jailed for that. I'm sure they still fear the public approbation that will attend the truth being revealed, as well as the more than a few lawsuits they may become subject to. Pardons only cover criminal cases.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Presidential pardons cover federal crimes, do they not? So what's to stop states from bringing forth charges against the "federally forgiven"? I'm sure state laws were broken.
That's why Bidens DOJ made sure that one of the three cases was brought by a state. Yep, they all thought they had pretty good plan. Boy did they miscalculate
Brandon is only trying to protect himself.
Obstruct justice with pardon, straight from Trump playbook.
I'll listen to this new guy's accent all day.
Trump never went after anyone last time he was president and I'd be willing to bet he does the same thing. He moves forward.
hey lets just do an Oprah gift show now. A pardon for you, a pardon for you, oh you want one, okay one for you, everybody gets a pardon.
investigate anyway -if they are guilty then find them guilty and then let them have their pardon but what use would it be to them when everyone knows they are in fact guilty - after all - a pardon is for people who have been found guilty - how can they have a pardon in they haven't been found guilty in the first place - so - investigate and if they are guilty then find them guilty and give them their meaningless pardon
Better mics needed for studio. Existing audio system seems to act like a band-pass filter. No high or low frequencies.
Maybe being 42nd in life expectancy has something to do with 40% of adults are overweight
How can you prempt a pardon with no trial and conviction
No settling scores. If crimes were committed they need to be prosecuted that includes media
Snowden, Assange, and Jan 6 defendants should be pardoned on day 1.
I would like to get one of those Biden preemptive pardons. How much do they cost?
My understanding is that the pardon ELIMINATES hunter's potential claim of 'the 5th' against self incrimination. This means that he MUST answer questions if asked by Congress. Such answers could very easily incriminate others AND may expose bidens to STATE legal jeopardy which this pardon does NOT absolve.
Just read it for once in your life:
Article II, Section 2, Clause 1:
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Robbie drill down on your questions ,please.
I admire Robbie for his honesty and free speach approach, I suppose he has a leftish co host for balance reasons. Maybe the View could adopt that approach. Ooh, look, I have seen a Unicorn, honest!!!
Are presidential pardon only applicable to federal crimes and prisons?
Pre emtive pardonds are a clear acknowledgement of the power of the Jesuits.
Sorry though I agree that generally there should not be restrictions to the power of a President to pardon or commute a crime there must be some conditions to the pardon.
In Hunter's case he would need to disclose those possible offenses and those others who were involved!
Not cognitive enough to stand trial for his own crimes. But cognitive enough to pardon Hunter, and 1500 others. And he may not be done pardoning yet?
Matt's talking about Tapper
Robbie it doesn't matter what you want to see rest your little libertarian head.
ask sound team to take a look at why studio sounds like you are in a box, while Matt sounds better on remote. otherwise, great story.
Influence peddling? How about calling it straight up Democrat corruption????
I might be involved in stealing postal vote in the future, can i get a presidential pardon that and for any other crimes as well. I love America. 🤡
I'm just disappointed no youtuber has used the thumbnail headline "Beg Pardon?"
What are the chances that the judge or someone close to him bought one of Hunter's paintings?
All bills are not the best solutions. Some bills are political and meant to fetter the next administration by codifying what is into law. Also to pass the border law that was presented made the republicans own the whole deal along with the Democratic Party that ignored the issue for three plus years.
The Hill ? CNN Light . Anything on selling Pardons .
Yup, revenge isn't justice, so a full switch to Restorative Justice is way overdue, with its Truth For Reconciliation conflict resolution process, this should be acceptable to both sides. There's an old saying, goes som'n like "there's no way to peace cuz peace is the way".
You're refusal to deny the bs and go for the throat is going to see you lose.
Why…. Cheney?
What in the world has gone wrong with the audio on this show? It started a while back and I keep hoping it will be corrected but it hasn’t. Please Mr/Ms producer… fix this.
I think the pardons would make it easier to investigate because Hunter no longer has a fifth amendment excuse.
Wait till he pardons his whole family and Hillary
A nialls why dont you talk about jordan Williams??? Or does he not fit your rhetoric??
Yup, Matt Taibbi, for a "supposed journalist" -- and my tongue is firmly in my cheek -- does apparently always have something significant to say.
Following the facts that lead to a crime is not score settling
A presidential power to grant pardons is a must. However it should be reserved for political victims. Those who were charged and convicted for the purpose preventing a political opponent from being elected. That is the case with people who were Trump supporters of high profile and influence. Some other cases should also be allowed to receive pardons. Wrongful convictions for example. It might be helpful to amend the pardon power of the president to put in place pending pardons. In other words the pardon couldn't be implemented until after an investigation was made into the nature of the alleged crime/s. And only in cases of certain crimes such as possible treason or crimes against humanity. Election interference could be considered a high crime, in my opinion and a pending pardon in some cases. I believe we've seen possible acts of treason and crimes against humanity. Of course these are just my thoughts. I don't know how they would be done. Might be opening up a can of worms.
So just for the sake of argument, can he pardon anybody? Even a Jeffrey Dahmer? No strings attached?
I bet Matt doesn't miss Briahna, lol
Well he does have immunity now lol