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Sarah's avatar

It’s actually WORSE than a pardon. If he’d pardoned Adams, that would be an outrageous, but standard-at-this-point-for-Trump, corrupt political pardon. Instead, he just aborted (?temporarily halted?) the prosecution against Adams, which now hangs like a sword of Damocles over him for the rest of his mayorship— ie play ball, or go to prison. He can’t even resign, or… prison.

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Henry Cohen's avatar

He can’t resign but the governor of the state can remove him from office. If she doesn’t, then Trump is effectively the mayor of New York City.

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Roslyn Lang's avatar

Yes. Heard this on NPR. Unfortunately The NY Times article I just read about it referred to it as a pardon. I usually rely on the Times to get it right but this time they missed the reality of what is happening. It isn’t just quid pro quo; it’s really blackmail.

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BigDaddy52's avatar

Uhm. When was the Times last right or accurate about the situation in East North Fuckistan? They have 'sanewashed' the giant orange turd and his co-conspirators just like the (COM)Post, and Lying Angeles Times, and ad nauseam.

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CathyP's avatar

Just wanted to give you a shout out for spelling "ad nauseam" correctly.

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Dale of Green Gables's avatar

Trevor's got the toadstool down. ("I'm Stormy Daniels and I approve of this drawing."). Now love to see his interpretation of "dickhead."

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Kitchen Cynic's avatar

If Trump wasn't excited, would his toadstool disappear completely?

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Henry Cohen's avatar

Not that it’s surprising, but to ban reporters for not writing “Gulf of America” violates the First Amendment. The orange turd can prescribe what federal executive branch writings say, but not what private parties say.

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Jennifer Elsea's avatar

Of course, now that Mr. Tangerine Man is head of the Kennedy Center, he can ban any performance of “The Battle of New Orleans” not appropriately altered or redacted.

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Henry Cohen's avatar

I expect that only the music of John Philip Sousa will be permitted.

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Jennifer Elsea's avatar

Maybe Wagner. And the Village People, of course.

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Carol's avatar

That’s probably a really accurate drawing of Trump and the dangly bits. Now I have a sour stomach.

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Jack Ohman’s You Betcha!'s avatar

I’ll draw ya something if you want.

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Gene Weingarten's avatar

Completely understood.

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stephen dudzik's avatar

Had anyone reached out to Ronny Jackson, Stormy Daniels or Melania for confirmation of said nether region features? Inquiring minds wanna know.

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Dale of Green Gables's avatar

Thing is, the corrupt incompetents now heading up Demento's personal law firm, formerly known as the DOJ, may very well have painted themselves into a corner in the Adams Chronicle. The federal rule of criminal procedure governing dismissal allows the judge deciding on the motion to drop the charges to consider if it would give the government a tactical advantage over the defendant. I don't know, maybe something like asking for dismissal without prejudice so the charges could be reinstated later if the defendant decided not to support an administration's draconian immigration policy. Something um...theoretical like that. The there is the fact that the rule in question's requirement that a court must give approval ("leave of court") for a dismissal was put in place not as widely believed to protect the defendant, but rather to guard against just such dubious dismissals of criminal cases that would benefit powerful and well-connected defendants. Not surprised Bove's client was convicted on all 34 felony counts.

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Dale of Green Gables's avatar

Musk carries his kid X Æ A-Xii around like a Birkin handbag. Guaranteed to be screwed up like another "X" we know. Problem facing all those rabid right "unitary executive" theorists is that we now have a binary executive.

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Sam Mertens's avatar

If I started pooping on neighbors’ lawns (and I already know which ones), that waste will in all likelihood not be disposed of properly, but will instead be allowed to enter the watershed that supplies drinking water for … you, I believe. Should I ever have a significant beef with you, Gene, I’d rather settle it over email than take such a passive aggressive approach.

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Sasquatch's avatar

Or you could send them a gift box of any one of several varieties of poop.

https://www.poopsenders.com/

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Sam Mertens's avatar

Two questions: how is that legal, and do they accept bulk orders?

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Dale of Green Gables's avatar

Been hitting the Metamucil Mojitos have you Sam?

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Sam Mertens's avatar

Check out the link. They promise to send animal dung from various species anonymously. No need for colonoscopy prep on your part.

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Audrey Liebross's avatar

I always thought all circumcised members looked like mushrooms, although I have to admit I’m not an expert on unclothed men.

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heydave56's avatar

Pooping on lawns? Nay, i say.

Try windshields!

ENF! ENF! ENF!

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Richard Alexander's avatar

And now, a thirteenth child for Mr. Musk. Apparently the "odor" of Musk is indeed an aphrodisiac. Here's the story: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14400083/ashley-st-clair-elon-musk-baby-announcement.html

And here's my favorite paragraph: "‘The Elon Musk thing doesn’t surprise me,’ a resident of the building told DailyMail.com. ‘She was definitely one of the first people in a pretty large, luxury building to get a Cybertruck.'"

Oh, and some of his other children are (were) named Nevada, Vivian, Griffin, Kai, Saxon, Damian, Exa, Strider, Azure, and Techno.

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Heather Kennedy's avatar

Vivian is trans and chose her name.

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Julie Eps's avatar

Acorn penis might be accurate.

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Gary E Masters's avatar

I have reverted to my local Frederick environment for my comments and am letting the Post take care of itself, save a bit today. This is a sample of what I am sharing. Direct and to the point: Trump won an opportunity to make a fool of himself and his cohorts:

"They did a nice job? Not really. But they did a job. I wondered how many really understood their message. Education is not what it used to be. Perhaps more direct terms could have been used. Or perhaps it was just time to change parties. Again. Now we can see if deporting illegals will help or hurt. I do wonder about those who do not even get the names of the candidate right. Is it a form of mockery? If so, it is basic humor. And I tire of it. The border never was open. That was a myth. Waste and fraud searching is a job for Congress and its appointed agents. If someone wants to manage spending, they should run for Congress, not the Administration. It is that simple. But the fact is that Trump was elected.

Now let us see if his ideas lead to good results. Can we have less expensive food and housing with fewer workers? Will robots save the day? We will see."

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Gary E Masters's avatar

To give some context, the writer I answered said Brandon and she did a poor job of running and made the wrong points on the border and immigration. I disagreed.

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