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[–] Rapidcreek 124 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Remember the FBI informant who claimed President Biden took millions in bribes from Burisma?

He admitted today in federal court that he made the whole thing up.

And that he started spinning new lies after meeting with Russian intelligence.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 days ago

But, the Biden crime family!!!!!!111!!!!

[–] FenrirIII 3 points 5 days ago

Trump will pardon him.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 45 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Smirnov had falsely told the FBI in 2020 that Burisma, a Ukrainian energy company, was illicitly paying off Joe Biden while he was vice president, and his son Hunter, who was on the company’s board

I’m sure an apology from the republicans will be forthcoming.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

That’s a funny way to spell “pardon from Trump”

[–] cabron_offsets 40 points 6 days ago

Oh look, another worthless republican traitor.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

this is a good example of why biden pardoning his son is warranted.

[–] BilboBargains 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's completely wild that this is acceptable in a modern democracy. One unqualified person is allowed to summarily over rule the entire judicial apparatus on a whim or bailing out a crony. American presidents are the kings of this banana republic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is an actual good example why it was put in though. You literally have people looking to disrupt the current office holder of the president getting people to lie in order to disrupt the function of the office. Its why it was a specific power given in the constitution.

[–] BilboBargains 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

By 'disrupt the current office holder' do you mean 'the people who have been pardoned were tried and convicted of crimes'?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

no I mean getting a person to lie to tie them to something that did not happen.

[–] BilboBargains 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If that is true, you don't have a criminal justice system any more. That's what I was originally arguing, this is a banana republic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

unfortunately its a fact of society. Individuals can enrich themselves by cheating but it requires that most don't and if to many do cheat you reach a tipping point where it falls apart. Like certain 3rd world capitalist utopias were everything is for sale.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just in time for trump to pardon him.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

After the pardon, on Fox news:

"I only plead guilty to save myself and my poor innocent children that the Demonrats held hostage in the basement of the white house. It's really all true, now that Our Lord and Savior King God Emperor Trump saved me I can resume telling the Real Truth!©®"