‘Crazy’: Trump pardon of Kushner pal is a taste of ‘tough on crime’ presidency

Jen Psaki discusses New York Times reporting that reveals new details from former President Donald Trump's final hour pardons. Psaki discusses how Trump granting clemency to an alleged loan shark derailed the Department of Justice investigation and the threat of a second Trump term.


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#MSNBC #Trump #JaredKushner

[romandevivo]

Corruption like you have never seen. And remember only the “best” people. America wake up.

[blitzroehre]

He ran the county like a crime boss, so vote him out the door in 2024!

[Royale_with_Cheeze]

The party of law and order has no problem with this.

[eliassalcedo]

I still want to know, why did Saudi Arabia give Jared Kushner 2 Billion dollars ?

[beaufan]

Surely as these pardons were given out
Illegally they should all be overturned

[LEEEeeeee]

As an independent I have never been pushed so far left by the fascists on the right

[john_wick]

Trump's definition of Law & Order is anything that can enrich him financially

[markmcloughlin]

The stench of corruption rivals one of Rumps Depends.

[eliassalcedo]

I get the feeling, that those Big pardons were not free.

[cecilybumtrinket]

UNBEFUCKINGLIEVABLE. And I'm scared by how 'unsurprising' this is in the grand scheme of things 😵‍💫

[gypsy]

Don't I remember that giuliani was selling pardons, as well. Talk about abusing the Executive Office. Pardons for sale. If your too poor you can expect to rot in jail. Don't think 'the don' and his 'gambinos' did this out of friendship. Purely a 'For profit' gambit.

[brucewilson]

For a president to have the ability to issue pardons is ridiculous. (Pardons for Profit is an excellent side-hustle.)
Too bad there isn’t some kind of a judicial system to look after sentencing and appeals. Oh wait……..there is.

[jdd]

For conservatism there is only 1 principle, everything else is a distraction from their one goal. The in group is protected by the law, but not bound by it. The out groups are bound by the law, but not protected by it.

[digabledoug]

He also pardoned Jared's father for his crimes.

[weehudyy]

Remember the former guy wants to execute drug dealers ... When he ran casinos he used a convicted cocaine smuggler to run his ' Helicopter Service ' until the gaming commission made him get rid of him or lose his license ... ( Of course the coke dealer stayed on the payroll ... 100 k a year )

[parkiwi]

The question Is how was the payment hidden?

[misbehavn]

I would be checking into what rudy said about selling pardons for millions...

[xskrym]

It's impossible Trump can give anyone a pardon for free. It just doesn't happen.

[ericramsteijn]

DJT is tough on crime, tough on deciding which criminal will pay the most for a pardon.

[kurttuchscherer]

So trump who says drug dealers should get the death penalty, pardoned a drug dealer.