You don't know that. He might have left office with a pocket pardon, but Ford made it unnecessary.

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You don't know that. He might have left office with a pocket pardon, but Ford made it unnecessary.

Author: NedoftheHill (45479 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)

Posted at 1:41 am on Nov 15, 2025

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There is no such rule for pardons. And, as Biden showed us, you don't even need a case to get a pardon.

Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "You don't know that. He might have left office with a pocket pardon, but Ford made it unnecessary."

Why I am against a 3rd term for Trump - Hensou - 9:25am 11/14/25 (72) [View All]
- It's unconstitutional. That's a pretty good reason. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:51pm 11/14/25
- What I find most interesting about this is the Democrat angst. - iairishcheeks - 2:05pm 11/14/25
- Never happen. He wouldn't get re-elected, even if he figured out a way to run. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:51am 11/14/25
  - MAGA would find a way to rationalize it. Without any problem. - Chris94 - 12:44pm 11/14/25
    - ...and thereby commit suicide as a political concept. 0% chance. - NedoftheHill - 1:07pm 11/14/25
      - I hope you are right and Bannon is wrong [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 1:20pm 11/14/25
        You know I'm right. No way it happens. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:21pm 11/14/25
        Yep and no way that a convicted felon, multiple time bankrupt, reality show, adulterer could becom… - Domer From Hell - 3:53pm 11/14/25
        I agree. Not that he won't want to - but he will see it would fail - Chris94 - 4:04pm 11/14/25
        Exactly…2020 election case in point. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:39pm 11/14/25
        
        You need not have any doubt on this issue. The Constitution is clear. - NedoftheHill - 4:02pm 11/14/25
        Since when does Trump care about the constitution? [NT] - Domer From Hell - 4:38pm 11/14/25
        Your accusation has nothing to do with our discussion. Just taking random shots now? - NedoftheHill - 1:39am 11/15/25
        Accusation? Hell, I’d bet money that Trump hasn’t even read nor understands most of the… - Domer From Hell - 3:10am 11/15/25
  - Crazy Times. Wackiness abounds. Mercy on us all! [NT] - Hensou - 11:59am 11/14/25
- People who want this love Trump the man vs prez. See approval rating for reference. - Quest4twelve - 10:32am 11/14/25
  - Was it cult behavior when Democrats proposed this many times in the past? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:12am 11/14/25
    - Since you couldn't oppose what I said w/o mentioning Dems, name them? [NT] - Quest4twelve - 12:09pm 11/14/25
      - It's a matter of public record. Bills were introduced by D's Serrano & Hoyer, just for example. - NedoftheHill - 1:17pm 11/14/25
        This bipartisan bill while Bush was in office? What's your question? [LINK] - Quest4twelve - 1:59pm 11/14/25
        As I said, both parties have done it. [LINK] - NedoftheHill - 2:57pm 11/14/25
    - The 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951. It was a good idea at that time. - Hensou - 11:19am 11/14/25
      - Thank God. We need more term limits not less... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:25am 11/14/25
        Agree. But how do you get Congress to stop the gravy train? [NT] - Hensou - 11:46am 11/14/25
        Constitutional amendment requiring super majority to incur debt. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:19pm 11/14/25
  - Their blind devotion is odd. They actually think they’re part of the “club.” - Domer From Hell - 11:05am 11/14/25
- Trump won't finish his current term. - conorlarkin - 10:31am 11/14/25
  - Good chance that Trump will quit after the Mid-Terms and get a pardon from JD Vance... - TyroneIrish - 12:50pm 11/14/25
    - That's pretty silly. He won't quit. Besides, he can always pardon himself. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:20pm 11/14/25
      - There's no precedent for your opinion on "Self Pardoning"...let's bookmark this thread and see what - TyroneIrish - 2:05pm 11/14/25
        That you know of. There is no precedent or explicit limitation against it. - NedoftheHill - 2:59pm 11/14/25
        Even "Tricky Dick" didn't try that avenue...probably listened to the OLC and thought about the rule - TyroneIrish - 5:57pm 11/14/25
        You don't know that. He might have left office with a pocket pardon, but Ford made it unnecessary. - NedoftheHill - 1:41am 11/15/25
  - bookmark. [NT] - und67 - 11:20am 11/14/25
- It won't happen. - jakers - 10:28am 11/14/25
- You will change your tune if he somehow gets the nomination - Chris94 - 10:08am 11/14/25
  - Indeed...just like Biden was Obama's Medvedev. - NedoftheHill - 11:09am 11/14/25
    - Biden was more of a "Mortimer Snerd"...than a "Medvedev"... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 11:30am 11/14/25
      - Ha! Had that puppet as a kid. Creepy thing [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:18pm 11/14/25
    - You have such admirable whatabout skills [NT] - Chris94 - 11:17am 11/14/25
      - You have such admirable hypocrisy and logical fallacy skills. - NedoftheHill - 11:28am 11/14/25
  - Yep. JD Vance…come on down! [NT] - Domer From Hell - 10:58am 11/14/25
    - Agree that he would be a good candidate. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 11:09am 11/14/25
      - Vance = A Trump puppet and a hypocrite of the highest order [NT] - Domer From Hell - 1:24pm 11/14/25
        Smart as a whip, and he relates to the common man. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:05pm 11/14/25
        Agreed…Smart enough to change his tune when he sniffed real power. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:25pm 11/14/25
        Maybe he evolved. Question for you: Who is the last Republican POTUS candidate you voted for? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:42am 11/15/25
        Romney. Didn’t really like the dog story, but at least he was a decent man… - Domer From Hell - 3:07am 11/15/25
  - Your assertions are absurd. [NT] - Hensou - 10:43am 11/14/25
- That would be illegal. Hopefully he is being cloned though... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:41am 11/14/25
  - I heard he came out of the same batch of clones as Tom Brady's dog [NT] - LanceManion - 11:51am 11/14/25
    - Believe the cloning lab is being installed as part of the East Wing project... - TakethetrainKnute - 12:28pm 11/14/25
  - Your wish is granted ... [NT] [IMAGE] - Domer From Hell - 10:57am 11/14/25
  - It would be legal if they made a constitutional amendment to allow multiple terms. - Hensou - 9:46am 11/14/25
    - Rest easy. That will never happen. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:53am 11/14/25
      - The Dems & MSM (same thing) will attack any R candidate. - ELP - 10:24am 11/14/25
        Yep. You definitely don’t see attacks on the Dems coming from the GOP [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:06am 11/14/25
        You mean like assasinations, riots, looting, vandalism, arson. - ELP - 11:24am 11/14/25
        Yeah. Charlottesville, 1/6, Minnesota… - Domer From Hell - 12:36pm 11/14/25
        J6 is a tired impotent response. One unarmed female was murdered by Democrat Capitol cop. - ELP - 2:24pm 11/14/25
        Yep, not a lick of violence was perpetrated by idiot Trumpers on 1/6… - Domer From Hell - 3:41pm 11/14/25
        Hang on to J6. Hang on to it for dear life because nothing else is sticking. - ELP - 3:58pm 11/14/25
        The only people that don’t care or aren’t ashamed of what happened on 1/6… - Domer From Hell - 4:36pm 11/14/25
        Lots of unhinged temper tantrum middle school name calling. Other than that. Nothing else there. - ELP - 5:25pm 11/14/25
        True statement. - PaND - 8:01pm 11/14/25
        Profound from the board dunce. Probably your best post of 2025 [NT] - Domer From Hell - 8:57pm 11/14/25
        Run Forrest, run. - PaND - 10:39pm 11/14/25
        A story teller, you’re not. A stupid fool, you are. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 11:01pm 11/14/25
        
        You’re a disgrace and you care, hence your constant stalking.. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 5:27pm 11/14/25
        All he has to offer is a litany of FOX/MAGA headlines...with zero depth into any of them...take - TyroneIrish - 6:29pm 11/14/25
        He’s such a pathetic fool. [NT] - Domer From Hell - 8:58pm 11/14/25
    - . [NT] - Hensou - 9:46am 11/14/25