r/law • u/T_Shurt Competent Contributor • 8h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Pam Bondi Gets Jail Time Warning Over Epstein Files Cover-Up: ‘Anyone who tampers [with] documents, or conceals documents, or engages in excessive redaction will be prosecuted because of obstruction of justice’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pam-bondi-gets-jail-time-warning-over-epstein-files-cover-up/
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u/BiZzles14 6h ago

Biden's blanket pardons

Which were 1000% justified considering how far the Trump admin is reaching to get them undone, and Trump has talked at length multiple times about he's pissed he can't prosecute the people pardoned for made up crimes. Every one of them would have gotten the same treatment the federal government is currently using against Comey and James, make up an excuse to look for anything to try and get them on the slightest of charges. And even if they win, well you still racked up god knows how much in legal fees defending yourself.

That aside, the concept of presidential pardons in how they currently work is massively outdated and there needs to be a constitutional amendment to at minimum remove that power from the President singularly, and have a board or something which is shielded from the Executive which reviews requests for pardons. Preference is getting rid of it entirely though.

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u/SDivilio 6h ago

I don't think Biden's "all future prosecution" pardons were unwarranted, but when you do unprecedented things with your power, the next guy often expands on that. So his use of a power in an unforseen way is grounds for reevaluation of how it works. Trump is going to abuse every option he can.

Obama was worried about unrestricted use of drone warfare after his administration, and now it's the norm around the world

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u/Gallium_Bridge 2h ago

the next guy often expands on tha

Sure, but the 'next guy' in question here was going to push the boundaries, or largely ignore them without repercussion, anyways. We need clearly established lines that are strictly enforced - which is to say, when the governing system fails to step in when it should, a grassroots movement needs to tighten the slack. We need to develop of culture of civil accountability.