minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eetopolitics @lemmy.world•Trump promises pardon for Jan 6 rioters on his first daylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoPardoning your son because he had a cross hair on him because he is your son is an abuse of power, no doubt. But corrupt? Nah. Just nepotism. Pardoning people who attacked the capitol on behalf of your attempts to overturn an election you lost is blatant corruption. While both are wrong, it’s equally wrong to try and equate them. linkfedilink
Pardoning your son because he had a cross hair on him because he is your son is an abuse of power, no doubt. But corrupt? Nah. Just nepotism.
Pardoning people who attacked the capitol on behalf of your attempts to overturn an election you lost is blatant corruption.
While both are wrong, it’s equally wrong to try and equate them.