r/benshapiro • u/wang_li • 29d ago

Blanket pardons? Ben Shapiro Show

Back when they were debating the US Constitution there was debate about whether there should be impeachment or whether the President should be completely untouchable. Anecdotally Ben Franklin mentioned that the traditional way to remove a head of state is assassination. At which point the opposition to impeachment withdrew their objections. One wonders if these people pushing for blanket pardons have considered what options they are leaving to the American people to justly desire the rule of law. State level prosecution?

Honestly, given the general pardon that was given to Hunter Biden, I think another constitutional amendment should be that pardons must be particularized and any pardon of a generalized nature requires that the pardoned individual appears before Congress and details the complete list of crimes that they committed. Anything unmentioned is not covered regardless.

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u/MJD253 29d ago

Were you upset over any of Trump’s pardons?

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u/realspongeworthy 28d ago

I'm having trouble finding any to be upset about. They served their time.

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u/wolkenarchitekt 26d ago

Not even Paul Manaford? He was convicted of five counts of tax fraud, two counts of bank fraud, and one count of failing to disclose a hidden foreign bank account and two counts of conspiracy.

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u/realspongeworthy 26d ago

He served 2 years in prison. Two more years than Hunter Biden, who should have been prosecuted for FARA violations, but apparently Democrats can get away with it.