Comment on High-profile Dems warned Biden against preemptive pardons before giving Fauci, Milley passes

wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Only if they accept their pardons. I recall some inmates rejected their recent pardons on account of their desire to prove their innocence.

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  • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I think those were people had part of their sentence commuted. They went from death penalty to life in prison. I’m against the death penalty but they felt being sentenced to death helped their appeal

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    • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Risking death for a chance at freedom. I admire their courage!

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      • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Same here. In their shoes I don’t know that I’d do it.

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