• Rothe@piefed.social
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    1 month ago

    I think they are talking specifically about the power of pardon, which all other presidents certainly have had.

    • KoboldCoterie@pawb.social
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      1 month ago

      The government has basically been held together by a system of social norms and gentleman’s agreements which Trump doesn’t give two shits about. The one, singular potential good thing that might come out of this presidency is if all of these loopholes get closed as a result.