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Trump pardons MAGA sheriff who took more than $75,000 in bribes. President hails him as a ‘wonderful person’ (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 month ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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In April, the disgraced sheriff said he felt confident President Donald Trump would help him if he got in touch with White House officials

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[–] SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surely $75k isn't nearly enough to afford a pardon?

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He now owes Trump a favor ...

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 10 points 1 month ago

And he's showing all law enforcement that he has their backs, even if they do something illegal. He also cancelled a bunch of consent decrees that were designed to stamp out abuses in other cities (not that those are sufficient, obviously, but it was something).

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I fucking hate this timeline, and I hate the fact that I spent all my life being a good little shit who never stepped outside the bounds. What a waste. Clearly laws were never really intended to be followed but just put up as low-level barriers for idiots who thought they applied to them.

[–] TheSambassador@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

The good that you've put into the world doesn't dissipate just because bad still exists. It's definitely frustrating to see people "succeed" while not giving a shit about the people around them, but being a good person is never a "waste".

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 month ago

Wel, yes, of course he does.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

collapsed inline media

[–] ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago

Trump feels a kind of family connection with corrupt people.

[–] Trebuchet@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

AI generated Paul Blart

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

As expected, no one will do anything but grumble about it.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Did he fuckin eat em?