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8 days ago
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Trump makes history by pardoning a corporation
19 pointsposted 8 days ago
by pseudolus5 Comments
mytailorisrich
8 days ago
It may be the first time a President pardons a corporation but it is a little sensationalistic to suggest that Trump is on a power grab or is "expanding" anything as the Constitution indeed only states which offences can be pardoned:
... he [The President] shall have Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
legitster
8 days ago
I think it speaks more to the sloppiness of the action more than its expansiveness.
Pardoning a corporation is silly - corporations aren't subject to jail time and the administration can't really change the regulating laws. So really you are just absolving them of a 1-time fine.
BitMEX being named on the pardon was probably more of an oversight by a pardon-happy administration than it was a calculated legal decision.
taylodl
8 days ago
Trump pardoning fraud. Shocking. Not.
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8 days ago
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