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Sepp Hasslberger's avatar

I was thinking about this one before ... when Trump was in office.

"Trump’s failure to pardon Assange when he had the chance blackens his presidency even more on this day..."

but then ... the president can only pardon someone who has been judged and put in jail. This has not happened in Assange's case. As far as I understand, a pardon is only possible if there is a sentence being executed. There is no way to pardon someone from an ongoing investigation, which is what this Assange case formally is. So I am not sure Trump can be blamed in this case.

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Russell Gregory Gustilo's avatar

Celia, I respect you wholeheartedly, and I agree with the spirit, facts and sentiments, of, well, most everything you write. But I am seeing patterns in a bigger sphere around the "failures of President Trump". NONE of this lies at President Trumps feet. Did President Trump run on a platform of being infallible? Did any think him some perfect being? His work alone on protecting the most innocent and vulnerable in OUR children was enough for me to vote for him a million times over. Make NO excuses, it is WE the PEOPLE who have failed this country for Decades. Why were we ALL not out protecting our country, when the building started burning, lazy cowards all of us! If it happened again tomorrow, we would all cower again. Why was a 17-year-old the only one who mustered the balls, backbone and courage to use and protect our sacred Bill Of Rights? Here in Minnesota, a Grandmother Lisa Hanson will spend 90 days in jail for opening her business against dictator Gov Walz Orders.

Where are the Patriots protests? Where did our courageous American Rebels go? There are many questions about Jullian Assange, but there are no questions about Lisa Hanson. She put her life on the line in broad daylight, while we all cower and post in a virtual reality. President Trump was only a President. For Crimminy sake people, the founders were quite clear, this country is WE THE PEOPLE, not we the President. I refuse to blame any President for the failure of WE THE PEOPLE. Let me repeat, the failure is OURS. Until we are willing to risk our own safety and security, we deserve the world the global elites dish out for us. Die on your feet or live on your knees. America's 2nd Revolution is upon us. Long live liberty, Long live the Bill of Rights, Long live the American Rebel Spirit. In JESUS CHRIST we trust.

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