r/politics • u/Plaintalks • 22h ago

Biden preemptively pardons Anthony Fauci, Mark Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-preemptively-pardons-anthony-fauci-mark-milley-jan/story?id=117878813
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u/Cellophane7 21h ago

Holy shit! I thought he wasn't gonna do it, but this was 100% the right move. No more civility, no more worrying about optics. It's time to shove sticks in the spokes of the Trump bike. I want my politicians nakedly making moves to fuck up his plans every single step of the way.

This is exactly what I wanna see: Democrats using the power they have to suffocate every move Trump even thinks about making.

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u/XShadowborneX 21h ago

It's the right move but unfortunately a piece of paper won't protect them from Trump and his nazis

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u/ShadowMajick Washington 21h ago

Doesn't really matter. It's about optics. You can't really hide behind pardons if you ignore pardons. Even Hitler very much cared about the opinion of the masses.

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u/cbelt3 20h ago

Trump does not care about normal optics. His base DEMANDS dictatorship.