Patriotic Millionaires and Revolving Door Project are leading the push for Biden to reduce IRS whistleblower Charles Littlejohn’s prison term.

  • @[email protected]
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    364 months ago

    Bruh this a total fever dream on my part.

    But could you imagine if he pardoned Luigi? Not that it would ever, ever happen.

    But imagine if he did?

    • @[email protected]
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      4 months ago

      Murder is tried under state law, so it is outside of president’s control. Only NY governor could pardon him.

    • Chozo
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      54 months ago

      I think so far his case is still at the state level, so a presidential pardon won’t happen unless it gets escalated to federal. So I think he’d need Hochul to issue the pardon, if it were to happen.

      If he crossed state lines to do it, that may come with federal charges, and then a presidential pardon becomes a possibility.

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        From what I understand even if somehow the case would travel to federal court, apparently that still wouldn’t change who could invoke a pardon.

    • @[email protected]
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      44 months ago

      He can only pardon Luigi from federal prosecution, only the governor of NY can pardon him from prosecution in NY.

  • @[email protected]
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    234 months ago

    Helping someone that worked against the ruling class? Yeah Fat Chance of that. He has more judges that sold children for profit to pardon.

    • femtech
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      44 months ago

      Not today he would invent some but has that ever happened?

      • @[email protected]
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        114 months ago

        I don’t think it could due to double jeopardy laws. It’s illegal in the US to charge someone again for a crime they’ve already been convicted of.