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DO NOT PARDON TRUMP

Once he is no longer president, Donald John Trump faces a number of legal hurdles. New York state prosecutors are investigating possible tax fraud. At the federal level, there is the emoluments clause, since foreign governments have spent lavishly at Trump’s hotel in Washington, DC and the Mar-a-Lago country club in Florida to gain access to the president. There is possible obstruction of justice regarding the Mueller investigation. Paying to acquire the silence of adult film star Stormy Daniels could be construed as a campaign finance violation. Every time Trump uses the White house for political and campaign events, he is forcing the staff to violate the Hatch Act, which says federal employees may not use their official positions for political purposes. And there is conspiracy to defraud the United States if the Trump administration knowingly sabotaged the U.S. Postal Service in order to screw up mail-in voting.

As president, Trump cannot be charged with a crime. When he is no longer president, however, a time of reckoning fast approaches.  

On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn in as America’s 46th president.

On Thursday, January 21, 2021, President Biden will announce that in order to begin the process of healing a divided nation, and after consulting his pastor, his family and seeking the guidance of Almighty God, he is pardoning Donald J. Trump of all crimes large and small.

Joe Biden is a simple man at heart, a good Christian and kind. All his life experiences point to pardoning his predecessor as the right thing to do. By showing Christian charity, Joe Biden expects that Trump supporters will appreciate this gesture of reconciliation and return the sentiment.

Trump, however, has damaged America, perhaps irreparably. The American people need closure. Pardoning President Trump will short-circuit that process, leaving an open wound.

Democrats are always doing this stupid stuff. All Biden needs to do is keep his trap shut, keep his nose out of the judicial process and let the prosecutors and the courts do their jobs.

Too easy. Never happen!

Three minutes after President Biden makes his announcement, Donald John Trump will tweet, “I am so happy to see that I was Totally Right and the Dems were Totally Wrong. This was all a HOAX and FAKE NEWS to begin with. I never did anything wrong. Faced with making Fools of Themselves, the Democrats have folded their tent and snuck away into the night.”

Trump’s supporters will give the Democratic president the middle finger and chant “Chickenshit president! No balls Biden! Ho ho ho!”

Senator U-Know-Who will go on national television and announce, “This is what we expected from the Democrats. After spending four years trying unsuccessfully to dismantle the Trump presidency, rather than let the president be vindicated in a court of law, President Biden has totally thrown in the towel.”

Liberals, minorities and fellow Democrats will be appalled and take to the streets in protest. To no avail.

The message is clear: Rich people get away with stuff. That has been the story of Donald J. Trump’s life. He wanted court records sealed? But of course, said the judge, no problem. Privacy trumps public interest every time when the defendant is a multi-millionaire.

Gee, who would have thought there would be such a negative reaction?  the Biden people will wonder. The first crisis of the Biden presidency, all the White House can do is hunker down and wait for the storm to pass.

Leaving a gaping crater where there should have been the beginning of a new America with equal justice for all.