Trump Pardons Murderers Of Civilians. The so-called Biden 4. They had been a cause celebre for paramilitary mouth-breathers. He also pardons three corrupt Rethug politicians, among others:
The three former members of Congress pardoned by Mr. Trump were Duncan D. Hunter of California, Chris Collins of New York and Steve Stockman of Texas.
Mr. Hunter was set to begin serving an 11-month sentence next month. He pleaded guilty in 2019 to one charge of misusing campaign funds.
Mr. Collins, an early supporter of Mr. Trump, had been serving a 26-month sentence after pleading guilty in 2019 to charges of making false statements to the F.B.I. and to conspiring to commit securities fraud.
Mr. Stockman was convicted in 2018 on charges of fraud and money laundering and had been serving a 10-year sentence. Sidney Powell, the lawyer and election conspiracy theorist whom Mr. Trump considered making a White House special counsel to investigate election fraud, argued that he was a candidate for a pardon.
Is this unprecedented? Yes:
The pardons “continue Trump’s unprecedented pattern of issuing self-serving pardons and commutations that advance his personal interests, reward friends, seek retribution against enemies, or gratify political constituencies,” Mr. Goldsmith said Tuesday. “Like his past pardons, most if not all of them appear to be based on insider recommendations rather than normal Justice Department vetting process.”
The pardons of the Blackwater contractors have direct links to two of Mr. Trump’s close allies: Erik Prince, the former head of Blackwater, and Mr. Prince’s sister Betsy DeVos, the education secretary.
You can bet that this is only the beginning.
FBI Links Iran To ‘Hit List’ On Trump Enemies. Maybe Iran’s national bank will lend $$’s to Trump. If they aren’t already. Which reminds me…
Trump’s Bankers ‘Resign’ From Deutsche Bank. A lot was left unsaid in this announcement.
Rethugs Block Paid Relief To Workers With Covid. A meager two weeks at that. Because they can.
Trump Looks To Steal Meager Wages From Wait Staff. About $700 million-worth. “To Evil”.
The Battle To Be Labor Secretary. Choose your favorite…
Trump Demands $2000 Covid Relief Checks. After literally doing nothing during negotiations. D’s take him up on it:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who spent months pushing for a larger COVID-19 relief bill in the face of GOP opposition, quickly responded to the tweet, saying she was in full support of increasing the size of the stimulus checks.
Republicans repeatedly refused to say what amount the President wanted for direct checks. At last, the President has agreed to $2,000 — Democrats are ready to bring this to the Floor this week by unanimous consent. Let’s do it!” Pelosi tweeted.
Governor To Delawareans: Stay home for holidays. Do as Deborah Birx says, not as Deborah Birx did.
General Assembly Hires New Controller General. Succeeding Mike Morton, who retired. That’s quite the swift ascent.
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