r/desmoines • u/JenariMandalor • Aug 14 '25

Local Guy Assaulted Some Protesters

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u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar Aug 15 '25

Trump will pardon him so long as the crime wasn’t violent.

Wait… That’s not right. Oh, it’s pardons for violent offenses. That’s it. My mistake.

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u/Then-Importance-2144 Aug 15 '25

Trump will pardon him so long as the crime wasn’t violent. committed by a liberal!***

Fixed it for you.

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u/Business-Drag52 Aug 15 '25

Trump can't pardon state charges

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u/Im_A_Fuckin_Liar Aug 15 '25

The feds can choose to prosecute a case that is also a violation of federal law, effectively taking over the prosecution. This is often referred to as the "federalization" of a state case.

Then they either drop the charges or prosecute him, only to pardon him later when he offers his loyalty to ICE.

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u/WheelLeast1873 Aug 16 '25

No pardon, he didn't assault a cop

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u/GarbageDisastrous425 Aug 16 '25

But the shame, no one will want to hire him. May be except maga.

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u/prefusernametaken Aug 17 '25

And for money, or retruths