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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
One silly question, but are Donnie's lawyers including Lin Wood and Sidney Powell Affably Evil and genuinely believe that he is America's savior or are they Faux and are just serving him just for shits and giggles?
No it doesn't. I was just curious.
Edited by clemont107 on Dec 1st 2020 at 6:18:36 AM
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - DawnThe answer is probably neither
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothesNeither a national emergency or martial law would have any impact on the transition, so Trump’s ability (or lack there off) to declare either is meaningless as far as Biden becoming president is concerned.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranJustice Department investigating potential presidential pardon bribery scheme, court records reveal
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/01/politics/presidential-pardon-justice-department/index.html
The case is the latest legal twist in the waning days of President Donald Trump's administration after several of his top advisers have been convicted of federal criminal charges and as the possibility rises of Trump giving pardons to those who've been loyal to him.
The disclosure is in 20 pages of partially redacted documents made public by the DC District Court on Tuesday afternoon. The records show Chief Judge Beryl Howell's review in August of a request from prosecutors to access documents obtained in a search as part of a bribery-for-pardon investigation.
The filings don't reveal a timeline of the alleged scheme, or any names of people potentially involved, except that communications between people including at least one lawyer were seized from an office that was raided sometime before the end of this summer.
No one appears to have been publicly charged with a related crime to date.
The White House declined to comment on the court filing. CNN has previously reported that associates of the President are making appeals to him in the hopes of obtaining pardons before he leaves office. There is no indication that any of those associates are being investigated by DOJ in relation to Tuesday's filing.
According to the court records, at the end of this summer, a filter team, used to make sure prosecutors don't receive tainted evidence that should have been kept from them because it was privileged, had more than 50 digital devices including iPhones, iPads, laptops, thumb drives and computer drives after investigators raided the unidentified offices.
Prosecutors told the court they wanted permission to the filter team's holdings. The prosecutors believed the devices revealed emails that showed allegedly criminal activity, including a "secret lobbying scheme" and a bribery conspiracy that offered "a substantial political contribution in exchange for a presidential pardon or reprieve of sentence" for a convicted defendant whose name is redacted, according to the redacted documents.
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Conservative democrat!! Now that's a great oxymoron!
Seriously though. It's because of these DINOs that progress for a liberal agenda has stalled since the 70s. A Democrat that does not want reforms is not much better than a Republican.
"Wow, no Mega Togekiss in Legends Z-A. Or any non-Froslass new Sinnoh Mega Evolutions. Round of applause, everybody." - Dawn

That’s an unverified Twitter account, got an actual source?
Also martial law doesn’t work that way.
Edited by Silasw on Dec 1st 2020 at 11:08:59 AM
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran