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Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that he was voiding Joe Biden’s pardons for Jan. 6 committee members, calling them “VOID, VACANT, AND OF NO FURTHER FORCE OR EFFECT.”

He claimed Biden’s use of an autopen made the pardons invalid, citing unproven claims from The Heritage Foundation. Legal experts note that a president cannot revoke a predecessor’s pardons.

Biden issued them to shield officials from politically motivated investigations.

Trump, who has repeatedly threatened prosecutions, accused the committee members of wrongdoing and suggested they be investigated.

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[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 83 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So we are to believe that each J6 felon Trump pardoned was signed by hand in something other than Sharpie?

Also why bother with the investigations, they investigated Biden for 4 years and despite the "overwhelming evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors" they couldn't even name one, let alone provide evidence. This is just Trump trying to get his base focused on something other than how he is screwing them despite their support.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't even engage with the "wrong kind of pen" argument. It's a prime example of fascists wasting your time debating words spoken in bad faith to distract you while they round people up in the streets.

[–] gabbath@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

Obligatory Sartre quote:

Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.

[–] Buelldozer@lemmy.today 17 points 1 day ago

Don’t even engage with the “wrong kind of pen” argument.

It's the equivalent to SovCits arguing that a Court is invalid because the flag has the wrong color fringe on it. The people who spout that nonsense aren't worth the effort or time to engage.

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

focused on something other

Perhaps how constituents got absolutely hammered by extreme weather, tornados, etc, over the weekend as he simultaneously dismantles weather science funding and aid, while also denying that climate change is an issue. Or possibly deporting legal immigrants, against specific instructions not to, in some real transparent dictator type behavior.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

Honestly, at this point, people can deny it all they want but climate change isn't something that "might happen" it's already happening and will continue to happen because we're doing our damnedest to make sure it does. I'm in socal and the climate here is already markedly different from what it was ten years ago.

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago

The honest problem is that the hyper-wealthy just don't go outside or do anything meaningful. They are in climate controlled buildings and vehicles 24/7. They don't cook. They don't feel price fluctuations in goods. Their home(s) are numerous and in the best areas, but even that is moot, as they are rarely at home. They travel and work constantly, and are never subjected to anything but the finest accomodations. Their world is very controlled, and orderly, and pleasant. They literally live in a different reality. They don't get it. And yet, they control the environment us regular people live in/are subjected to. Our struggles are trivia to them. Mere inconveniences. We're just obstacles in their way. Our displeasure is just a "notification" to clear. Whatever they can do to shut us up, or get us off their case, they do that. Right and wrong be damned. The future be damned. By the time it effects them directly and they are forced to deal with consequences, our corpses will be components of massive burning heaps.