Anthony Levandowski Pardoned

Post by visarga » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:50 AM UTC

Post by ttyprintk » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:52 AM UTC

carlivar wrote: post #16

Levandowski but not Snowden or Assange. Sigh.

Post by gogopuppygogo » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:53 AM UTC

Cookingboy wrote: post #18

boolean wrote: post #2

> Mr. Levandowski has paid a significant price for his actions and plans to devote his talents to advance the public good. As a thief, he should be in prison. He hasn't paid any price. He's still a millionaire, will probably start another company and raise billions in next 3 years.

>paid a significant price Is that price a large sum of money to a particular SuperPAC in the near future?

Post by gogopuppygogo » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:54 AM UTC

reducesuffering wrote: post #22

So when we do get rid of presidential pardons? We've seen "an American president commutes the sentence of a person convicted by a jury of lying to shield that very president." ~Mitt Romney And we've seen pardons put up for sale.[0] Is the US a nation of laws and due process or a Banana Republic where anyone can be acquitted of anything? [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/17/us/politics/trump-pardons...

Post by chandra381 » Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 6:57 AM UTC

jmcguckin wrote: post #19

paxys wrote: post #8

> Stephen K. Bannon – President Trump granted a full pardon to Stephen Bannon. Prosecutors pursued Mr. Bannon with charges related to fraud stemming from his involvement in a political project. Mr. Bannon has been an important leader in the conservative movement and is known for his political acumen. This one is hilarious. The "political project" was raising money for a border wall via crowdfunding and putting it int…

You should recite the facts correctly. Supposedly, Bannon represented to the public that 100% of donated funds were going to build the wall. In fact, prosecuters allege that ‘hundreds of thousands’ were diverted to pay Banon’s personal bills. That’s out of 25 million raised.