The problem is that it never ends. Someone has to end it or only scoundrels will seek public office.
It's always repubs who have to "end it." That's the dim way to compromise. Enough is enough.
I agree. This helps unite the country and makes him look like the bigger man. There is almost zero chance of charges being brought anyway or any convictions because the jurisdiction would be DC. If you pardon them it brands them look like the scum they are and he looks magnanimous and forgiving.
I just don't think you end it by turning a blind eye towards it. I've always said, if Trump has legitimately broken laws, then perform a legitimate investigation and let the chips fall where they may. I feel that way about anyone. However, the Trump team did follow tradition and did not go after Hillary for her mishandling of Docs as well as the physical destruction of evidence. They did not go after John Kerry for engaging in shadow diplomacy. He didn't break out obscure laws like the Hatch act to harass his opponents. And what did it get him.
My natural instincts align with yours, but as president, your job is to do what is best for the country, not what gives you temporary satisfaction. There is no reason to believe that Trump and the rest of the GOP would gain anything by going after his opponent. Clinton and Trump were both strengthened after their impeachments (and prosecution for Trump).
It wouldn’t have helped. There are too many examples of the public siding with the party that is being persecuted, whether they deserve it or not.
But we've already seen multiple Pub POTUSs and nominees try to be gracious and expect graciousness in return. What they get is every SCOTUS appointment dragged thru the mud. Bushhitler, women in binders, he'll put y'all back in chains, he pays no taxes all while the country slips more and more towards authoritarianism.
Salient point. He did it last time so why wouldn’t he do it again?
sort of like Obama was going to take everyone's guns.
It wasn't for lack of trying. But since the Heller and McDonald cases had been decided at SCOTUS he knew it wouldn’t withstand a SCOTUS challenge and he didn’t want to look like an idiot. Luckily, they now have an idiot who will try it because he doesn’t care how tyrannical he looks.
It seems you were making an analogy. Comparing not prosecuting her to pardoning her is very different.
They sure didn’t give Trump any slack when he was President and they are still after him.
Gerald Ford lost his re-election bc of pardoning Nixon, but he saved the country.
LOL. That ain't happening. He and much of those who vote for him would rather watch the whole thing burn down. Look for no other proof than the fact they nominated him to run again.
Why didn't the Republicans just deny it all, like these days? Maybe they just didn't know it would work.
