Red Mosquito

Roger Stone's sentence commuted.

This country is a joke

I'm glad the 3500 people who died of COVID-19 this week didn't have to live to see this.

cutuphalfdead wrote:Roger Stone's sentence commuted.

Classic Friday night news dump.

I do find it interesting he didn't outright pardon him.

Stickman wrote:

The Lincoln Project is a PAC founded by NeverTrump Republicans including George Conway, Steve Schmidt, and Rick Wilson.

Simple Torture wrote:

Donald "Black Beans" Trump

elliseamos wrote:I do find it interesting he didn't outright pardon him.

I heard a commentator say that Stone did want a pardon because that would have implied guilt.

knee tunes wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

Donald "Black Beans" Trump

And the corruption continues

Biff Pocoroba wrote:

elliseamos wrote:I do find it interesting he didn't outright pardon him.

I heard a commentator say that Stone did want a pardon because that would have implied guilt.

Also, from what I understand, when you're pardoned, you cannot plead the 5th in regards to the crimes you were pardoned for. So if Stone were ever called as a witness after a pardon (say, after Trump left office in a case against Trump), he could be held in contempt if he held anything back. With clemency, he can continue to maintain his innocence.

Simple Torture wrote:

Biff Pocoroba wrote:

elliseamos wrote:I do find it interesting he didn't outright pardon him.

I heard a commentator say that Stone did want a pardon because that would have implied guilt.

Also, from what I understand, when you're pardoned, you cannot plead the 5th in regards to the crimes you were pardoned for. So if Stone were ever called as a witness after a pardon (say, after Trump left office in a case against Trump), he could be held in contempt if he held anything back. With clemency, he can continue to maintain his innocence.

So if Joe Biden is elected one of the first things he should do is pardon Roger Stone I guess? Does the person have to actually accept a presidential pardon? Because if not, that would be a pretty baller move.

EDIT: Nevermind, a quick google search shows that federal pardons do indeed have to be accepted by the person it's being granted to.

ST gets it.

In other news, "I'm tough on Russia, but if they want Afghanistan (lile Syria), enjoy yourself!"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions ... ck-russia/

Also, side thought, if he stopped the attack in 2018 and lost bigly, maybe that's evidence of something with the Russians previously happening in his favor. Maybe?

Without comment:

“the greatest base in the history of politics. . . . Have you been watching the boats in Florida, all over the country? Thousands of boats every weekend. They have thousands of boats, and cycles, you know the bikers for Trump? They had a line last week, it went miles long, bikers for Trump, and they have the flags and the whole thing.”

elliseamos wrote:Without comment:

“the greatest base in the history of politics. . . . Have you been watching the boats in Florida, all over the country? Thousands of boats every weekend. They have thousands of boats, and cycles, you know the bikers for Trump? They had a line last week, it went miles long, bikers for Trump, and they have the flags and the whole thing.”

Sounds like the kid in front of the class trying to do his book report but only reading the 1st chapter.

What a time to be alive. The first black president and now the first downs syndrome president.

The boater obsession is only going to stop being funny when one of them tries to run over a water-based protest.

I love how he invites the Ukraine conversation to show he's tough on Russia, but then doesn't see how he extorted them with the Biden investigation BS.