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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I expect a pardon, but I also expect him to run into trouble at the state level. I believe he’ll probably follow an Alex Jones type downward trajectory, still probably relevant in select hate circles, but ultimately deplatformed and lacking a wide reach.
Should he incur any legal trouble, he’ll die before serving time.
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A pardon basically lets a lot of bad people off the hook and for what purpose? I think it would be healthier for the American people who believed Trump's lies, to see this play out as it would for anybody else who didn't have the privilege of being president. Maybe it will awaken the 71 million Americans who thought he was infallible. Maybe it won't, but at least it might not embolden the next less-than-savoury character from using the office to enrich themselves.
Giving him a pardon just because it was president, is no better than police or lawyers / judges who only get a reprimand or less for actions that would otherwise lead to jail time for someone else.