And a lot never were. But the urge to have a hot take drives far too many people to jump on rumor or speculation on Monday rather than wait until Thursday to get things right. Maybe they get some value out of it, but it's hard to see.
I heard the same speculation from sources not generally hospitable to conspiracy theories, not about Schiff specifically, but about the entire class of potential Trump targets to which he belongs.
That is not as clear as it ought to be: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/opinions/010110580824.pdf
And it's hard to see how that would work for a pre-emptive pardon.
Actions speak louder than words. If he accepts a pardon, he can't say "I didn't want this." If he doesn't, he can say what he damn pleases. If he isn't offered one, there's nothing for him to say and we can make up whatever we like, based on our priors about about Schiff, and nobody can prove us wrong.
Place your bets.
The problem with this "school of thought" is that a pardon must be accepted to be effective. Neither Schiff nor anyone else can work both sides of the street:
No, I didn't. I was asking you. You, of course, have the absolute right not to answer and you have exercised that right. Probably a good idea, all things considered.
As for the open convention with Harris and three others, who would pick the other three, who would they be, why would people accept the selections as legitimate, and why wouldn't the sitting Vice President be the prohibitive favorite in an abbreviated four-way race?
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And a lot never were. But the urge to have a hot take drives far too many people to jump on rumor or speculation on Monday rather than wait until Thursday to get things right. Maybe they get some value out of it, but it's hard to see.
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I'm perfectly happy to wait for more-or-less credible sources before expending mental energy on things.
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I heard the same speculation from sources not generally hospitable to conspiracy theories, not about Schiff specifically, but about the entire class of potential Trump targets to which he belongs.
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Your point being? Or should I know better than to ask?
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That is not as clear as it ought to be: https://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/sites/ca10/files/opinions/010110580824.pdf
And it's hard to see how that would work for a pre-emptive pardon.
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Actions speak louder than words. If he accepts a pardon, he can't say "I didn't want this." If he doesn't, he can say what he damn pleases. If he isn't offered one, there's nothing for him to say and we can make up whatever we like, based on our priors about about Schiff, and nobody can prove us wrong.
Place your bets.
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The problem with this "school of thought" is that a pardon must be accepted to be effective. Neither Schiff nor anyone else can work both sides of the street:
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S2-C1-3-4-1/ALDE_00013319/#essay-9
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They couldn't tell?
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What's a metaphor, and for what?
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I understood taking the cannoli -- who wouldn't? -- but why leave the gun in the car?
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Are we talking beer or abs?
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Same with not-so-respectable Italians.
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And take the cannolis.
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I grew up around a lot of amateurs who would have done a better job.
than this strunz.
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We deserved a break today:
https://www.aol.com/police-questioning-man-pennsylvania-ceo-164500918.html
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What's the usual timeline for this? Or is there one?
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Wait until they catch him and he hangs himself in jail.
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No, I didn't. I was asking you. You, of course, have the absolute right not to answer and you have exercised that right. Probably a good idea, all things considered.
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As opposed to what?
On “Joe Biden Pardons Local Man”
Meanwhile, on Earth 1....
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But---but---LatinX! Joe Rogan!
On “Joe Biden Pardons Local Man”
You know, if you don't want to participate in the poll, you can just not participate.
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Does Gallup tell the people he polls what he thinks?
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Let's take a poll. Who thinks Biden would have issued the pardon if Harris had won? Who thinks Harris would have pardoned Hunter if she had won?
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Concepts of a plan.
As for the open convention with Harris and three others, who would pick the other three, who would they be, why would people accept the selections as legitimate, and why wouldn't the sitting Vice President be the prohibitive favorite in an abbreviated four-way race?
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