The Political Depravity of Unjust Pardons

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I'm furious at the recent presidential pardons. And you should be too. These pardons aren't normal. Warning: Contains opinion. #OpEd
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[@LegalEagle]

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[@grmpEqweer]

You're a good man, Devon. Thank you for outrage, and being you.💟 Edit: you should run for a house seat!

[@MissChibiGodd]

How can I talk to you one on one ? I got loads of videos I wanna show u.

[@robertbyrd890]

What Surprises Me Here Is Mark Zuckerberg And Jack Dorsey Lets Trump Lie And Even More The Today Show And NBC News Is Being A Liar Too So How Far Is Corruption Going To Go Here When Them So Called Attorney Generals Are Suing Facebook Too?.

[@projectrenaissanceman5035]

When you have a bit of time will you discuss fiat currency as opposed to representative currency please I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

[@fruduboggins4295]

@@robertbyrd890 Why did you capitalize the first letter of every word?

[@haresmahmood]

This feels like having to listen to your teacher who never gets angry, but oh shit she really is furious now

[@pfrederick3927]

yep. i was looking for how i was feeling about this and you nailed it! muchos gracias

[@andrew24601]

yeah holy shit, Devon is PISSED.

[@MsMorri]

That’s what I was thinking.

[@dday9433]

Retired attorney here... he is saying EXACTLY what I've been feeling. This criminality and corruption MUST BE CHALLENGED. They cannot stand.

[@leosmith7511]

It's videos like this one that really make me like this channel. No ads, no other side attempts at balance, just pure rage at this unprecedented level of insanity in US politics. We're beginning to rival the wildest stories of the mad Caesars.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

Too many laws are propped up with the notion of "Oh, someone with power would never do that. Something would happen." There are no consequences when those in power don't want there to be consequences, and especially when the laws don't list any consequences.

[@DarkZedCannon]

Isn't it lovely living in a multi-tiered society...

[@Big_Goofer]

Isn't it neat how laws are just Suggestions? I for one *love* that our laws are as firm as a wet paper bag.

[@rabidrabids5348]

That's what is so surprising about the US. A lot of the foundations of our society were laid with ideas of limiting the government (checks and balances and separation of powers and whatnot) but like you said, the people who laid the groundwork for this country simply didn't seem to think of the possibility that people in power could become corrupt/refuse to do their jobs.

[@daaaah_whoosh]

The consequence is that if you don't uphold the law, the people will lynch you. That's unfortunately the #1 reason the government can be corrupt, because they know no one is going to stop them. They've gotten very good at ensuring no one is going to stop them. The crazy thing is, the thing the people DO stop is COVID safety protocols.

[@xxkildarxx]

@@Big_Goofer You can only do the best you can.

[@bjvdkez2958]

Watching this over a year later is tough because we know so much more about how much worse it can get

[@GoldenSunAlex]

It will get even worse. You just know he's going to run again...

[@partlycloudy7707]

It got worse lol...

[@Anxiety_and_Green_Tea]

Two years…I have lost most hope

[@ZeketheZealot]

And then he attempted a literal coup and stole a bunch of military secrets a little bit before hosting a golf tournament for the house of Saud at the same location. I miss when his biggest controversy was pardoning Roger Stone

[@ArcturusAlpha]

yeah its almost as if you surround yourself with criminals committing crime, you too are most likely also committing crime.

[@FunnyMemes-dr3se]

Trump really needs retribution.

[@Elithrae]

Yep. Every time he was like "Next time," or "It's going to be worse," I was like "Oh it did. January 6th..." It's horrifying how far this shit has gone. I think most of us who know our history, paid attention in Civics, etc. knew it would get this bad. I was told repeatedly I was just an alarmist. Even told I was worse than the "End of the World in 2012" and "The rapture is coming!" folks with my "doomsaying." And yet. It feels like a nightmare that just does not stop and the problem is, even out of power, he is still just so damn dangerous.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@FunnyMemes-dr3se EXCUSE THE SPAM, but this is an important Topic, i think we can all agree on that. I wanna say that 'Some More News' covered Unjust Pardons multiple times.

[@brookejon3695]

Some More News is absolutely fantastic. The hosts/creators are two people who used to work with Cracked back in the day; Cody Johnston and Katy Stoll. I'm also a big fan of It Could Happen Here and Behind The Bastards, podcasts that are hosted by other ex-Cracked writers.

[@Hansen6333]

When the video start with "I actually don't know where to start" instead of the usual "this episode of legal eagle is made possible by ...", you know things are bad.

[@agafaba]

We also didn't get any indochino or skill share mentions, something he normally seems to enjoy finding a fun transition to.

[@Hansen6333]

@@agafaba Yep, and he didn't ask us to think like a lawyer in this video too!

[@jasminecummings4809]

Right, like how did Trump manage to piss off the most composed content creator around?

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

I got about two sentences in, stopped the video, then went to get my husband since I knew this would be a serious one, and I'm glad Devin did it justice.

[@mysticloverfairy1]

You know it’s bad if he doesn’t start the video with “ Hey, Legal Eagles.”

[@ICannottThinkOfAName]

true and he even said I don’t know how to start this video

[@stighemmer]

Didn't end it properly either. He must be really out of it.

[@greynearing4822]

I honestly felt something for him. In the old days the only time you would share a moment like this with someone is in persona at a bar. Here’s a drink to LeagleEagle. Great video.

[@BCElginTex]

LOL, and he didn't mention Nebula.

[@fluffycritter]

No ad for Indochino or Skillshare either

[@ClairvoyantTruth]

Kind of terrifying to watch this a year later knowing what will happen in a week. US needs amendment for pardons to not be able to be given post election date or transfer of power happens nearly immediately like most countries.

[@celiabrickell2500]

Better yet, how about an amendment that forbids a sitting President from pardoning any "known" associate or anyone who has committed a crime that benefits that President.

[@tyler9123]

I'm from the Future. There's still fallout over this. Devin was spot on, with saying the president could say "It would be great if someone did X" They tried X on January 6

[@zoppletee5400]

@@tyler9123 I'm from your time, and I concur

[@bradjobel2283]

@@celiabrickell2500 I would go further and only allow pardons from crimes prior to the Presidents Term.

[@marcushendriksen8415]

@@bradjobel2283 I would go even further than that and take away any president's ability to pardon anybody at all, for whatever reason. What was somebody playing at, deciding that it'd be a good thing for the president to take on the role of judge and jury? He's not a goddamned king

[@77madman]

I must say, it stuck me alot seeing a man who is normally extremely composed and neutral express a clear display of displeasure and even rage- it really strikes home how massive an issue this matte is

[@MartijnVos]

I've always been baffled that Ford's pardon of Nixon was legal. How can a president be allowed to pardon a direct coworker or employee, someone who worked directly for him, or a family member? This is such a massive loophole for presidential corruption that it's baffling that it hasn't been closed a long time ago.

[@lanadragonfly]

Because originally the VPOTUS was a member of the opposing party. The person who got the most votes was President, and the person who got the second most votes was Vice President. It would be unlikely, in the founder's eyes, for an opposing party member who ran against the POTUS, to pardon them. Imagine how things would have been drastically changed in the last four years if Hillary Clinton was VP under Trump.

[@eiyukabe]

@@lanadragonfly "Imagine how things would have been drastically changed in the last four years if Hillary Clinton was VP under Trump." Someone should make a sitcom of this.

[@christopherliang6879]

@@lanadragonfly well Lincoln and Andrew Johnsons did not work out well

[@lomiification]

Nobody challenged it

[@GlennCJames]

@William Brynn Because it's in the constitution.

[@asktoybox]

Legal Eagle single handedly destroying the stereotype of lawyers being soulless vampires. This is why I'm subscribed.

[@endel12]

Naw, he just feeds right before filming.

[@Fr0stbite1801]

I mean, yeah but Phoenix Wright tho

[@JoshSweetvale]

Last time he did a video like this, he still had a sponsor plug. He's still a lawyer.

[@asktoybox]

@@JoshSweetvale The fact that he needs money to buy real food just shows that he is in fact not a vampire.

[@josephwolf7552]

I thought this at first but then I signed up for my digital forensics class where I met many lawyers who are very passionate and fight for the little guy. For every one soulless vampire like lawyer there are ten or so lawyer vampire hunters

[@FalconFlyer75]

for the first few seconds I thought he was trolling us (like how he usually acts a bit dramatic for fun before laughing it off and then gets to the main content) , the second I realized he WAS NOT messing around I legit had an "oh shit this is bad" moment

[@ultimatebanana9302]

I’m ashamed to say your video scared me straight. I’m a moderate living in a far right conservative and many times explicitly racist household. To top it off I’m also the only minority (adopted) in an all white household. And typically I try to watch left or liberal late night shows to keep myself as neutral as possible, listening to both sides of the story. And these past 4 years, 2020 especially, I’ve second guessed myself thinking that maybe I should just fall in line with the echo chamber around me. And even when I’m not second guessing myself about the insurmountable facts in front of me the thoughts are still scratching at the back of my mind. I’m ashamed because it took this video to snap it out of me. I’ve watched your videos all day and I could see you take no side (left or right) offering only impartial looks at justice observing merits and offenses of bot parties in legal proceedings. But to hear you say in an authoritative tone without late night show hosts or tv anchors cracking jokes to ease tension, that Americans should be outraged. I know that this “administration” is just an attempted totalitarian regime that true patriots would see ousted from our land. Edit: I would also add I will be subscribing and turning your notifications on now. Thank you

[@JohnE9999]

You should be ashamed.

[@joshuaa7266]

@@JohnE9999 The kind of people OP describe typically don't mention the difficult parts of their group, and when they do, it's a heavily biased version that makes them look good. When your entire family is saying one thing, it doesn't make a lot of sense at first to go against them and listen to some random people on the internet or tv.

[@guziman1963]

@@JohnE9999 Why should this person be ashamed?

[@sjs9698]

for my two cents you should be proud. there's no shame in having been wrong, only in staying wrong. & there's definitely kudos to be had from seeing reality & acknowledging it even if it interferes with your views/is inconvenient for you. bravo. keep up the good work.

[@janaiburnett9766]

Good on you. Critical thinking is sorely lacking in our country and yet, even when ensconced in Rightwing propaganda and bigotry, you were able to think yourself through it with information and facts. You are exceptional.

[@matthewgiller7335]

I have never seen him this angry. That means this is incredibly serious and he believes that this is incredibly corrupt

[@sarahotto6006]

I think the only other time was when the protesters were gassed for the photo op.

[@110000116699]

@Venraef he's a Democrat shill who can't attack his own side

[@GojosBackHand]

It's funny that he thinks this is corruption but not what any Democrat has done the past 5 years

[@Kid_Ying]

@Venraef "But what about..." Great argument, you absolute child.

[@TypicallyThomas]

Gotta love the Whataboutism. Just because other people do bad things does not make it acceptable to do them

[@SsnakeBite]

"If this seems like comic book villainy, that's because it is." - Do not insult the class, intelligence, efficiency and dignity of comic book villains, please. Hell, at least Magneto cares about the people he claims to represent.

[@angrybidoof847]

I mean, alot of 90's/80's villains were partly based on trump,so it's not too out there

[@Nevertoleave]

Well, I’m not sure I agree with you on that. Magneto always seemed like a dick to people that wouldn’t follow his ideology to me. But I may be biased or without context for the reason for your stance. There’s a lot of comic history there and quite frankly, too much for someone that can’t reliably get comics this far North

[@delancyj67]

I agree with you. Killmonger (Black Panther movie) had me so conflicted as to whether his ideology was right but his methods were wrong.

[@vctrsigma]

D. Xanatos would never have been this ham-fisted.

[@OnlyGetty]

@@barincyrix302 Joker is also has a decent moral compass. When he learned the Red Skull was a Nazi, he turned on the Red Skull

[@ElDuderino999]

The fact that a government (or head of state for that matter) can issue unrestricted pardons in the first place is the real problem. In a working segregation of power no executive role should be able to simply overrule judicial verdicts (or render them ineffective).

[@ArcturusAlpha]

while i do agree generally. there are some recent SCOTUS decision that should be reversed. or at the least remove all trigger laws in place and have the people vote.

[@ElDuderino999]

@@ArcturusAlpha well, that would then definitely NOT be how a functioning segregation of power is supposed to work. A supreme court ruling must stand valid and unaltered as long as the respective laws or constitutional parameters that led to such ruling are valid and unaltered. They should and can only be altered by legislative action and not by executive order. Otherwise you end up in a ‘banana republic’ stalemate where the two powers constantly undermine each other’s work while both fighting the parliament at the same time. It seems to me however that the United States have already began walking the path to decline of democracy by abolishing fundamental principles of moral, rule of law and checks and balances.

[@Andrew_Sherman]

@@ElDuderino999 when that has already been broken though do you fault the people who then would attempt to bring it back or just let it be? I can’t lie, this has been a rough for a while in regards to bad legal decisions and anger from people trying to create actual fascist laws at local levels.

[@samhughes1747]

"...because there's a lot of damage that's going to keep happening before January 20th gets here." That, uh, was a supportable assertion.

[@DrLinden]

Well there was more damage, such as the January 6th riots. So he wasn't technically wrong. However its a bit of a guess but it does seem like a pretty safe guess since Trump has blatantly done corrupt over and over again, and it keeps getting worse and worse Also I wonder why out of an 18 minute video about Trump doing something disgustingly corrupt, the one thing that you comment about is this offhand comment that isn't really that relevant

[@DrLinden]

Or do you already agree with me and I misunderstood your comment lol 🤦‍♀️

[@samhughes1747]

@@DrLinden :P It's OK. It's the "Internet Haze". It happens to the best of us. Yeah. I'm sarcastically understating that he was, in fact, very right.

[@callingyouout3954]

You said "You should absolutely be filled with rage." and I agree, but the sad truth is that we've become numb. How often can you become shocked? How often can you become outraged at the bottom of the barrel behavior, only to find that they've done the impossible yet again and found a new, uncharted and unimagined depth to sink to? If you startle someone with a shockingly loud noise repeatedly, they will eventually stop responding. They will acclimatize and become used to it. it will no longer get a response. The same thing has happened to us emotionally. They've worn us down to the point that really no level of depravity surprises us anymore. If they leave with the portrait of Lincoln under one arm and the white house silver under the other, there are very few non-trumpist who will even blink at this point. That's incredibly sad and something we all have to fight against. I include myself in that number. When I heard about the pardons, I just shrugged, because of course he would do that. Let me be clear. I still think it's wrong. I still believe that something should and must be done. But after weekly if not daily fits of rage during the first year, my capacity to stay outraged has been worn to almost nothing. Good on you for having retained yours.

[@khandovarbalest1369]

It's quite possible to have your cake and eat it. Many people still express outrage, more often than not in fact. Of course much of it is Twitter static, nothing more. It stole its value, cheapened it, since the outrage never delivered the consequences it advertised. The sooner one learns to mobilize and deliver without the outrage, the better.

[@Ersa0431]

Indeed. And I think we have all gotten used to feeling powerless. We voted. We donated. We marched in protests. What has changed?

[@brye687]

I'm still mad, I'm just frustrated with the impotence, of our legal system. Our lack of recourse has exposed a flaw in our system, that no one thought a President would exploit, but here we are.

[@ross-carlson]

VERY well said, totally agree.

[@pokemonomekop126]

I've said this often to many of my friends, but how angry can we be? I've been seething at a lot of politics for a while now, and it seems to be just getting worse I feel like at some point, I've hit my personal limit for anger - any more, and it starts affecting my quality of life I'm honestly not sure what to do about it, because we should be getting more and more angry the more injustice happens, but it's been at a ludicrous rate and I know I can't keep up

[@medevilenemy]

There is, unfortunately, an angle you've overlooked... You're right that the executive has never been more powerful, but it isn't strictly an executive power problem. The executive's power is fairly brittle, and can in theory be easily checked by the legislature or the judiciary. This administration has underscored, I think, the real problem: The legislature's checking power is contingent on there being political will, and the constitution contains *no* safeguards against partisanship, so the legislature's checking power is really contingent on the will of the majority party (it's a bit more complex in the case of a split legislature). If the president's party controls either house, we're entirely dependent on that party's legislators being honorable enough to put civic responsibility over party power, and the republican party in the last four years has demonstrated *no* willingness to seriously check Trump's behavior - and indeed they've been rewarded for their faithlessness by the electorate. What we are seeing is not strictly executive overreach, but rather the cracks in the constitutional order that have never before been so seriously challenged. We are seeing the consequences of a lack of safeguards against partisanship and political safeguards being dependent on political activity (itself subject to partisan corruption). To put it quite bluntly, the nation is in desperate need of political reforms to break the power of the parties, and to institute a raft of electoral and ethical safeguards, or else the future of the constitutional order is very much in doubt. (We also really need to have a reckoning over originalism, and the broad constitutional illiteracy of the electorate)

[@JoshSweetvale]

Trump is a symptom. McConnell is the source.

[@MinnesotaExpat]

The entire federal government was predicated on officeholders being honorable. These people are the ones who figured out that if they acted dishonorably, there would be nothing but gain and no consequences.

[@Leon_Ryu]

@@JoshSweetvale Except, is there any reason the other Republican senators don't replace McConnell? Can't they do that literally any day? Or at least say "hold up, enough is enough"? The fact they didn't is silent agreement with everything he does.

[@stonecrow00]

that is a great point. A power hungry president (trump) and a House Majority Leader (Mitch) hell bent on gaining and keeping power are the real issue. I hate to see a day where the GOP gains control of all three sections of the government with these types of megalomaniacs in control.

[@alexandrezani]

I would add that Congress has delegated vast swaths of its authority to the executive and done basically nothing to defend its constitutional sphere of influence.

[@JacobSomeUniqueIdentifier]

“When you have a couple of days left in the Trump administration, impeachment is really no guard rail” Trump on Jan. 6: Hold my beer

[@ZeketheZealot]

He doesn’t drink alcohol though. So really it’d be like “Hold my six Big Macs”

[@edwinhuang9244]

@@ZeketheZealot *Hold my golf club

[@hondaguy9153]

Rethuglican magats to Jan 6th: hold my beer. Coming up on the 2022 midterms. Last thing we need is more magats in Congress.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@hondaguy9153 PLEASE all learn where this Legal-Dystopia is leading to via the Video 'If You Don't Want To Be Called A Fascist, Stop Supporting Donald Trump, a Fascist - SOME MORE NEWS'

[@hondaguy9153]

@@loturzelrestaurant I watch all of some more news. 👍

[@42034EMTHawk]

And a year later, he's being investigated for espionage. Thank you for your videos.

[@mism847]

And much more has happened since then. And much more will happen.

[@Mike01029]

This is why local politics matter Vote in everything Replace your senator, congressman, even your sheriff and city council/board member

[@jasonprevo2161]

I agree with the sentiment but I'm wondering if people are too easily dupped and divided for this to be effective in the long run.

[@jasonprevo2161]

Besides, the place I'm originally from, they would elect in a neo-nazi.. Im from a very racist small town in MO..

[@alvarorey9308]

A direct democracy. Hmm... I wonder if that could work. I hope it would.

[@jasonprevo2161]

@@alvarorey9308 who mentioned a direct democracy?

[@bogdantrifoi1860]

I wish more lefties had that opinion...

[@RaviShankar-cg6bj]

"You can't put a leash on a Dog, Once you have put a Crown on its head" - Tyrion Lannister.

[@ChipsMcClive]

You can’t unspread the bagel’s cream cheese.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

You can't get pee out of a pool.

[@JimboDoomface]

Done bun can't be undone.

[@florian8599]

At least the dog's gonna be honest...

[@janenseling4295]

@@florian8599 True.

[@WigWoo1]

You'd think there should be a law that a person can only be pardoned if they don't have upcoming trials or recently committed crimes

[@ihatetrollingGaming]

"Murder is generally a state law crime" _-LeagleEagle, 2020_

[@Toxo]

This channel really took a turn from a lack of bailiff tackling in movies to our world's most powerful democracy is crumbling before our very eyes.

[@godspeedhero3671]

It wasn't the channel that took a turn so much as America itself.

[@andrasbiro3007]

That's just 2020.

[@CHIEF__]

@@godspeedhero3671 Oh please, no it didn't. America's been in much worse states than this, despite what everyone pedaling something has to say.

[@biouyb5828]

America was never a democracy.

[@brendankendall41]

@@andrasbiro3007 The United States isn't crumbling because of 2020 or bad luck. It's crumbling because of the corruption and rot that has been eating away at the United States, unchecked for decades

[@michaelwood9559]

Woah I didn’t realize Putin has tried to have his opponent killed twice... dude running against him has some balls

[@AnErrantPhoton]

Tried to get him killed twice and is actively trying to jail him (and probably try to kill him a third time).

[@Donttrustthatburger5144]

"Doctor! Doctor! This man has been poisoned!" "Oh, no, he has a case of The Sleepies. It tends to happen to people who *don't keep their mouths shut*"

[@christiebreeechelon]

There are people who are willing to die for their country and the good of its people.

[@chewbacca4072]

@@Donttrustthatburger5144 "He had an accident. He only fell down the stairs... 4 times... and then shot himself in the head... 7 times... Just a regular accident...

[@matthiasberndt7897]

@@chewbacca4072 No, Nawalny wasn't shot. The Putin critic who got shot was Boris Nemtsov.

[@gingergoddess8953]

Just discovered you. You're probably the only lawyer I'd ever trust to be straight up with me.

[@brettmastema7056]

You are always so balanced and calm, so seeing you thrown, at least makes me know i wasnt wrong in having alot of the same emotions. Love how detailed yet easily understood your content is. I can paste a link to the video rather than try to explain it.

[@nathamiell]

As someone who is barely of voting age, I only started paying attention to politics in 2016. This video is making me realize that I've never actually seen politics at work in a non-corrupt way. I know this is all wrong, but I can't be as mad about it as everyone else is because I don't have any reference to what a non-corrupt system looks like.

[@grmpEqweer]

I'll be 50 soon, I haven't seen a non-corrupt system either. 😬

[@plaguebearerbob8882]

And sadly, you probably never will. :/

[@maelys199]

Don't listen to this boomer, they probably couldn't see corruption if it bit them on the nose, lol.

[@dats3]

I voted in my first election in 1992 and in my memory I have never seen anything like Trump and these Republicans. I've been telling my son, who just turned 18, this isn't normal. What Trump has done these past 4 years is what we criticize other countries over. This is not normal and it is not good.

[@davidvanderbrook3988]

43 here i can't remember ever having one.

[@eslegnithton]

To paraphrase Ramsay Bolton: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention."

[@JawSnl93]

Spoilers But then he was fed to his dogs, so there's still hope

[@firstnamelastname8790]

What if... WHAT if... WHAT IF??!? lmao pretty stupid for a lawyer

[@mobius3466]

@@JawSnl93 but not before he did significant damage to dozens of lives.

[@NightsChapterSeven]

He was just talking about season 8

[@JawSnl93]

@@mobius3466 sadly :(

[@stephan2796]

Looking from across the pond, we like to laugh at the US for its weird actions, but this is also scary to us and it is just plain sad to see your country, once with so much potential see fall to this corruption. This is not about left or right, progressive or conservative, this is about a return to power abuse that the Western world had thought to to have eliminated. But suddenly it came back. And even for those in Europe: what happens to the USA tends to happen in Europe a bit later.

[@Julia-lk8jn]

In hindsight: Did it ever go away? Was there ever a time when the much-invoked "first modern democracy" constitution of the US really counted for all US citizens? Was there a time when African-American citizens didn't give their children the "what you need to know about driving while black" speech?

[@nicholaslynch8213]

You can really feel the sadness, frustration, and outrage in the words used here. I have a ton of respect for this man.

[@nicholaslynch8213]

@@Commodore22345 meh, we are all people. Even lawyers can feel things about a criminal representing their country, pardoning other criminals, and getting away with it.

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

@@Commodore22345 do you think that proves him wrong?

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

@@Commodore22345 I was simply asking a question buddy. would you like to answer it?

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

@@Commodore22345 yeah you have no answer

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

@@Commodore22345 Legal eagle is right about trump, and you have no counter argument.

[@rams_r_champs]

This is like when your super nice teacher gets really angry and it just feels weird

[@draconious4005]

He hasn’t been this angry since LaFayette Square. This is bad.

[@Robin-jk6wz]

How long was that ago again?

[@solomonsheridan8272]

@@Robin-jk6wz I think like 7 months ago?

[@CatalystNetwork]

Nothing happened from that either.

[@dp2989]

@@mdifranco7 I think he’s trying to be professional about it, and not emotional

[@gamblorrr]

@@mdifranco7 they didn't teach you emotions in law school? Sounds about right.

[@Mephistolomaniac]

"Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy." - Frank Herbert

[@sadeallison4238]

When he said impeachment is unlikely. 2021 said "hold on, give me a second"

[@jodinsan]

*"Qui tacet consentit"* Silence gives consent. Apparently Republican lawmakers are quite okay with America being run like a monarchy or dictatorship. Tyranny is _perfectly okay_ as long as the tyrant is a fellow Republican.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Tyranny has _goals._ This is _Monarchy._

[@dylanvan3300]

At the same time, Democrats are perfectly okay with running America as a communist party

[@mustang6172]

I'll remember that next time there's a high profile rape case.

[@aidanling4025]

@@dylanvan3300 Communism? The democrats are closer to conservatives than they will ever be to even mild democratic socialism.

[@joermnyc]

@@dylanvan3300 Check voting records, BOTH parties float around center-right... except for Sanders who’s center-left. There have been no actual full blown communists in American politics since the Red Scare and HUAC with Sen McCarthy. Plus European Socialism (what Sanders is pushing) is not communism like the USSR or Venezuela... but it won’t work here because we have too many people here (look at Denmark during the refugee crisis, they stopped taking people because their system couldn’t handle any more.)

[@crazyparrotgaming356]

It used to be so different. Abraham Lincoln pardoned 17 year-old military defectors sentenced to hanging, illegally put in the military by rich people.

[@averyeich9726]

yeap back when the draft also saw replacement buy-ins where poor people could earn extra by signing up for not being drafted to get rich out of the war... could be glossing over teh details but that was the skinny i think So your story is true and they pry sold their lives... wonder why Lincoln pardoned em? I'm curious! thanks for the history!

[@marcushendriksen8415]

Was there a legal way for them to do it? Serious question

[@FFKonoko]

@@marcushendriksen8415 why do you want to legally conscript 17 year olds into the military?

[@marcushendriksen8415]

@@FFKonoko didn't say I did lol, it's just a question

[@suspiciouscanadian6478]

​@@marcushendriksen8415 im not entirely sure but i think there's no way for a member of the military to go AWOL or become a deserter without some sort of fallout from whatever-related military legal corps. but under international law, under the Nuremberg Principles, it states that "The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him.". in 1998, the UN Human Rights commission stated that recognized that "persons [already] performing military service may develop conscientious objections" while performing military service. which could be used as a way to argue that desertion as a response where a member of an armed forces has to perform crimes against humanity as part of his duty as a soldier. didn't work for army deserter jeremy hinzman tho.

[@amandacarroll2621]

I didn't become a fan of your channel until a few months ago, so I hadn't previously seen this video. Fascinating to watch it now in light of the search warrant served on Mar-a-Lago and the cries of "this is like a Banana Republic" from the Right. How easily we forget just how much the past administration got away with before seeing any kind of repercussions.

[@amygarner3168]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@philipmonreal5774]

“There’s a lot of damage that’s going to keep happening before january 20th.” You called it, LegalEagle.

[@jivoochi]

Hey Devin, I'm from the future: It got worse.

[@letsGoRichard]

Hey im from the present and i just read this message.

[@maxt9657]

@@letsGoRichard that’s not true! You’re from the past now

[@ayyylmao101]

Time is a social construct, anyway! Also, yes, American government is currently burning

[@bipolarewok]

I'm from the future too, and if you're spoiling the 2025 robot uprising I warn you... president Musk is gonna have your head on a plate pal!

[@bipolarewok]

@@tyronestyrophome3742 if it's of any consolation, you're probably not among the 15% survivors that actually got to see that happen

[@Giaphaige]

My heart really breaks for all those families affected by the Nisour Square Massacre. Those Blackwater contractors being pardoned has to be extremely painful for them, to have watched those men murder your 9 yr old son in front of your family and then watch them walk free...

[@BJGvideos]

I say we get those families over here and let them enact justice on these criminals directly. It's the only fair thing to do.

[@commodorjack8633]

Blackwater mercs ought to get merked I say

[@negate3]

@@BJGvideos there's probably a few organizations willing to do just that. And the cycle continues...

[@BJGvideos]

@@negate3 If there's any justice the cycle ends with the douchebags getting what they deserve, because any family they have would understand they deserved it. Otherwise what good are they to the world? They don't have any empathy if they don't get it.

[@crhu319]

It ends all faith in the US for good. Don't expect any American troops to survive going to any Mideast country now.

[@alasdairmacleod3411]

Thank you for sharing your passion about this.

[@TheNickofTime]

4:21 "Or a less extreme example, stochastic terrorism." Do you ever have one of those wake-up moments where you're just suddenly hit with a fresh burst of awareness after being desensitized for so long? Imagine if you had heard this sentence ten years ago.

[@thekingtm760]

I choose to believe LegalEagle is our real life Matt Murdock and he moonlights as a crime fighter. Makes 2020 easier to handle

[@joermnyc]

Well, he does have that superhero jawline. 🤷‍♂️

[@Astrologon]

Well, in reality, he looks more like Harvey Dent in The Dark Knight. I guess he has both light side and dark side choices.

[@WhydTheyChangeOurNames]

He is, that's why he went in on "Is Matt Murdock even a good lawyer?" Because he was upset with how he was portrayed.

[@danguillou713]

Finally someone showing a reasonable and apropriate level of outrage.

[@sam-cs7ne]

What a flowery way to say absolutely nothing at all

[@amiller9628]

@@sam-cs7ne must’ve meant something to ya since you took the time to reply... or perhaps you have low reading comprehension skills?! 🙄

[@rocky-en3ze]

@@sam-cs7ne i disagree. You made a case and point of yourself.

[@russdewolf8705]

@@sam-cs7ne Seems like a clear statement on the disappointing lack of outrage being shown.

[@HarmonyEdge]

Considering he knew this could happen and IIRC he made a video about the possibility to get the word out, and yet it still did happen, I'd be righteously pissed to all hell too...

[@weston.weston]

So glad you're here, Devon!

[@timl1481]

It is sad to reflect that at the time that this was recorded, the assumption was that Trump had reached rock bottom, And then Jan 6th 2021 happend.

[@zachariahwade8482]

Pardoning 4 mass murderers makes me think of a fave Conservative catch phrase....” they hate us for our freedoms” No, they really don’t

[@GSBrofly]

Lol that trial was a joke. The body count kept changing, witnesses were bribed, some of the people who died during it actually died weeks and months before. Evidence was mishandled.

[@marcomenabue7717]

@@GSBrofly for what i know litterally every member of his squad testified against him

[@zachariahwade8482]

@@GSBrofly And yet the shooting actually happened, over a dozen innocent people died, and the defendants were charged with murder. Easy to see you get your info from the likes of Fox.

[@farhan007]

@@GSBrofly just imagine being this brainwashed.

[@FriedrichHerschel]

@@GSBrofly Well, send them to Iraq and let them handle it according to their laws. After all, that's where the crimes took place.

[@JoelChenFa]

The problem is we keep saying "no one is above the law" when in reality we mean "no one should be above the law". The president is above the law. we pretend he is not, he says he can commit crimes and does. And we pretend somewhere down the line he will face repercussions i.e state laws.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Americans are optimists. They're falling off a cliff and they expect to be growing wings aaaany second now.

[@istvanglock7445]

@@JoshSweetvale LOL, and so true.

[@joermnyc]

“If the President does it, then it is not illegal.” -Nixon (after he got pardoned by Ford.)

[@Grixis_Teller_of_Tales]

@@JoshSweetvale agreed

[@hiddeninsights8168]

"Vote for Spectre"...

[@Albinoman887]

thank you for being candid

[@bc-guy852]

Wow. I have never seen this level of energy / passion from him. Bravo - from BC Canada.

[@Psykolord1989]

"I thought you'd run out of ways to make me sick, but hello again!" - The Doctor, "Asylum of the Daleks."

[@FizzleFX]

Dalek's ain't this disgusting. ... even their racism is more clear-cut and I dare to say, politically correct. I'd rather hug a Dalekd than a Rep, that's for sure! Whatever the case. A DOCTOR will save us!

[@inigo8740]

@@FizzleFX They don't pretend to be all cheery. They live by hate, but they acknowledge that others don't agree.

[@dmurray417]

@@FizzleFX Well the Master was elected Prime Minister and that turned out well.. umm not good. Davros would be an over the top choice but his schemes paint him clearly more competent than Boris Johnson.

[@eugenia523]

Amen to that. He really tries to ramp up the seriousness to make it sound real too. What a joke he is.

[@NuorvaJ]

Who?

[@extremephillyfishing]

100% agreed. I came to the USA 13 years ago. Nowadays, I am a permanent resident and I am on my path to Citizenship. And just recently I found out about this "presidential pardon" system, and I was MINDBLOWN. Totally MINDBLOWN. I mean...one of the civics questions in the USCIS exam is about the "rule of law." "Everyone must follow the law. Leaders must obey the law. Government must obey the law. NO ONE is ABOVE THE LAW." And then you have this system where the president can just pardon ANY CROOKED DUDE OUT THERE?! Unbelievable...

[@jg5050]

For federal crimes only, but yes, point taken.

[@miffedcuttlefish6139]

Yeah that's why we need to make Civics part of the immigration process

[@sauercrowder]

@@miffedcuttlefish6139 It is... Immigrants typically understand these things better than natural-born citizens

[@Fafnd]

Nope the USA is a lie. Everything about it is a lie: The American dream, US legal system, voting rights, and human rights. The USA is the biggest threat to world peace as stated by a global poll.

[@miffedcuttlefish6139]

@@sauercrowder if they did, they wouldn't be so quick to think, "Yeah, I'll take what the government gives me. That's so generous of them." I say this a natural born citizen, from immigrant parents who have a deep distrust of government as a whole.

[@suzevidz]

Even though it's been over two years since you posted this video, I really need to say thank you for making it. I've been so frustrated about all of those pardons and seeing so many people, including Trump, get away with so much since then, that it was a huge validating relief to see that someone else -- someone who knows far more than I do about the ins and outs of the situation -- was as frustrated and angry as I was about the pardons.

[@ctrlw__7-years-ago]

thank you for the information Jim Halpert!

[@shadowscribe]

The "party of law and order" will fight tooth and nail to resist changes that will make the system more just and effective.

[@SsnakeBite]

They resist the law and order that's in place right now. They've been flagrantly and repeatedly violating the law for years and insist that prosecuting them for it is somehow unjust.

[@ktownshutdown21]

"The party of making Laws to Order around marginalized communities."

[@XxThunderflamexX]

They're essentialists. "Law and Order" means "whatever they feel is normal" to them.

[@Otzkar]

To these Republicans the laws aren't meant to change the criminals behaviour, they are meant to punish those that break the laws..

[@scottlemiere2024]

They always have.

[@professorgrimm4602]

WHen you read about what those people did in Ira, the pardon really makes you sick to the stomach. Those people should never run free again.

[@bigtimepimpin666]

I was a SOF soldier in Iraq. What they did was disgusting. I felt physically sick when I saw the video. But I felt worse when Trump pardoned them. I can't believe how low this country has gone.

[@bigtimepimpin666]

I don't think Biden has the nuts to even pursue the presidents crimes.

[@kelva1304]

@@bigtimepimpin666 It also sets a dangerous precedent that could be used against them. Best you can do is try to elect officials with more integrity who then vote/act to restrict the power of their own office. They won't go after their predecessors, and that's fine (not), but make sure it can't happen in the future. I'm not hopeful for Biden though, he is too centrist - center-right even - on a lot of issues. No real change.

[@penn919]

@@bigtimepimpin666 It's so important to remember that Trump is nothing special. His type comes a dime a dozen...and most are probably locked-up already. What's the real problem? The people who either sit back and do nothing or cheer him on. That's right; there are those who are witness to everything you and I have seen and yet they still say "That's my guy. that's our president!". Remember, he still amassed 74 million votes. At the end of the day, where does the blame really land?

[@dannyv2230]

Do you have a link? I'd like to read the article

[@magaisdead7939]

Love your passion on this...

[@tenkkutn]

I admire your passion, sir. Very respectfully,

[@misterbitey2107]

Y'know, lawyer jokes aside, I've always recognized it as a profession that does require a certain degree of optimism. An unwavering belief that, no matter how many times it appears to screw up, no matter how many boneheaded rulings the Supreme Court might make, no matter how often the guilty go free or the innocent are punished, the system still generally works. That all of these flaws are the failings of people and a shortage of time rather than the system itself. I feel like I'm looking at that faith after it was shattered into a million pieces and then taped back together long enough to make a KZbin video. It's kind of depressing really. But yeah, that's also why not as many people are as angry about this as you might expect: because those of us who would be infuriated, generally lost faith in the system long ago.

[@mittensfastpaw]

:(

[@DianaAmericaRivero]

I dunno about optimism. In my experience, there are three things that motivate people to become lawyers: money, power, and something other than those two things. We call the lawyers in the third category "true believers" and even their belief in the rule of law isn't unwavering.

[@misterbitey2107]

Maybe I'm just projecting my own reasons for considering that path years ago. And yeah, there are those lawyers who just want money and power... I tend to assume they're also the ones who give the rest of the profession a bad name. Regardless, the channel's brand has been built on that level of optimism and it is sad watching it break.

[@iamspencerx]

This isn't even the typical "no one saw it" corruption, this is "I don't give a shit" level

[@blackcountryme]

This is mooning to the crowd while standing on the steps of the Lincoln memorial...

[@jeremyc1731]

I feel like this is going on everywhere. 🤦

[@shawnkessler7257]

@KIMO CHIII You're supporting treason and abuse of power. People such as yourself are a blight on our world.

[@raywarlock]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6qpmmuvnd9jkJo Yes trump is most defiantly corrupt. Obma totally didnt pardon warcrimes and didnt commit warcrimes and all that was put on trump

[@benjaminperez6756]

@@raywarlock Yeah, surely one president doing something bad means other presidents should totally do it too.

[@corbin8709]

Such passion. I admire you.

[@johnnytarponds9292]

Thanks for this!!

[@ashwinkrishnan7252]

Nice to see a guy who cares about the integrity of this coutry this much

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

*coughs SLAVERY *cough

[@beback_]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper What about it?

[@carolyntalbot947]

It really is so refreshing. There are people with actual integrity and critical thinking skills (even in the legal profession:-)

[@scottlemiere2024]

Sadly, we can't get people with integrity elected to any office above a local level.

[@isweartofuckinggod]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper You need to explain the connection here because I can't follow. I'm not trying to start some argument, I am simply confused.

[@yoannpepin6168]

I'm thinking about all these people who work so hard to put these men in prison...

[@tracychristenson177]

I keep thinking of all the angry Trump voters who would like nothing better than to tar and feather all the good, honest people trying to put these corrupt men in prison because they see the corrupt people as part of themselves and any attempt to give them consequences as a kind of personal attack.

[@rachelgarber1423]

Yeah, I’m not a fan, but I felt bad for Chris Christie. He was very angry

[@Mizelei2012]

@@tracychristenson177 Such projection. Libtarts like to do nothing more than to tar and feather law enforcement agencies. Look at how they attack Ice and the regular police force. The lack of self awareness here is incredible

[@chrismorgan6472]

I’m willing to bit they are furious

[@chrismorgan6472]

Mizelei2012 are you kidding? There is a huge difference between wanting to hold bad police accountable and attacking the FBI.

[@johngramaticus.7494]

God bless you Thank you so much for these videos The world needs people like you, who speak for truth and justice

[@CaptainBooch]

I started following this channel because it was fun and informative. I now genuinely respect it. I dont comment on KZbin videos... but im doing it now because I know it helps the channel out.

[@bevis5372]

Never think you've hit rock bottom when the guy digging carries dynamite.

[@issacehowardjr679]

Sounds explosive, but what are you really trying to say?

[@Catten_whisperer]

@@issacehowardjr679 I think he said it and it’s clear what he meant. And he’s spot on.

[@beckettkriner8050]

@@issacehowardjr679 I submit a motion for the bailiff to put you in stocks. Also, get a muzzle to prevent further puns.

[@MrManerd]

If this was your original comment, then you have won one internet.

[@g00gleminus96]

Be careful who you make that argument to, it might blow up in your face.

[@metaphics]

Henry II wanted “somebody” to deal with Thomas Becket. Becket was murdered, but Henry declined to pardon or protect the assassins. Apparently, a 12th century king had more shame than a 21st century president.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Boom!

[@mystarfleet]

So there was a higher authority that Henry had to report to a higher power: the pope.

[@tremorsfan]

@@mystarfleet Will nobody rid me of this meddlesome President?

[@jollyandwaylo]

Bill O'Reilly kept saying on his program, someone has to do something about Dr. Tiller the baby killer. Dr. Tiller was killed and O'Reilly didn't even lose his job when he should have gone to prison. O'Reily kept repeating that phrase over and over until someone did what O'Reilly was suggesting.

[@chucklebutt4470]

@@jollyandwaylo Yeah but Bill O'Reilly has a bunch of money, you can't expect the laws to apply to him!

[@kimberley1449]

2 years later and this is even more relevant than it was at the time!!

[@manuellopes3690]

We need to be reminded! Listening to this in Aug. 22 2022!

[@jedfletcher3925]

Video titled "The Political Depravity of Unjust Pardons" me *sitting back*: spill the absolute tea.

[@iloveprivacy8167]

And that's the sanitised-forKZbin title: on Nebula, it's "The Moral Treason of Unjust Pardons"

[@kimarna]

Throws all the tea in the river

[@darleschickens7106]

The USA is becoming the type of country that the USA warns about.

[@TheMissmist]

ah no it's been a while actually

[@totallynotkeith5487]

Its sad, no one is even trying to hide it anymore

[@lostspider343]

it's called karma for ruining so many other democracies

[@ninanano]

"becoming"?

[@Peterdemopoul]

Yea if joe is president

[@johnchell8402]

Really appreciate how passionate this guy is about his work.

[@danielsieker9927]

I watched this video just after joe biden forgave student loan debts and didn't look at the date of publishing at first. I was really horrified by the first few sentences...

[@DeclanMBrennan]

I'm Irish and in the entire history of our country (almost 100 years), we have had a total of 4 presidential pardons.

[@thomasross4921]

Wow, there really ought to be more. You may have a smaller number of miscarriages of justice than we in America do, but I'm dead-positive you've boned it up more than four times in the past 100 years.

[@DeclanMBrennan]

@@thomasross4921I would never suggest we are perfect. :-) Our incarceration rate is 86 per 100,000 as opposed to the US's 710 per 100,000. Miscarriages of justice likely more often involve the guilty going free than the innocent being imprisoned. We have quite an elaborate process to generate a pardon which our president then rubber stamps rather than it being at the whim of a single individual.

[@89qwyg9yqa34t]

To be fair, we're extremely overzealous in our sentencing. We have the most people in prison per capita of any nation in the world. Stands to reason a lot of people could use a little leniency.

[@joefox9875]

@@thomasross4921 Do you think justice 'ought' to come from the arbitration of one person?

[@richardsinger01]

Presidential pardons are not the normal way to correct miscarriages of justice.

[@blazenwhiper]

And you know the saddest thing about this? The majority of Republican voters wont even bat an eye at these pardons. Yet they'd be the first ones to scream out "treason!" had a democrat done this.

[@darkseid1975]

They did when Obama commuted Chelsea Manning. Someone who had made his life more difficult, as opposed to a crony.

[@XxThunderflamexX]

Oh there was some troll in a different thread complaining that Devin hadn't called out Obama for pardoning a man... Which Obama hadn't pardoned.

[@nicolasandre9886]

Most Trump supporter are already convinced the people getting a pardon did nothing wrong to begin with anyways.

[@aoikemono6414]

They are just as culpable as Trump. Stop defending them. They weren't born Republican. They chose to be.

[@annelooney1090]

They'll tell the credulous rubes at the NYT that they "privately don't support Trump" and "totally object to this, no really" and then request to be kept anonymous.

[@zeusnitch]

10:30 No, no, no: John Krasinski is my discount Cody Johnston. You are just my Devin

[@kyleswenson8815]

I have to say, the title of this video is absolutely metal "The Political Depravity of Unjust Pardons"

[@maxrealname]

A wise man fears 3 things A sea in storm, A night with no moon, And the anger of a gentle man.

[@captain_kadaver]

ah shit we got new moon again

[@noteworthy5911]

Fellow Kingkiller Chronicles reader. Props.

[@reynabdelazim6423]

what quote is this from?

[@noteworthy5911]

@@reynabdelazim6423 Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles (first book, Name of the Wind)

[@QueenTwilightSparkle1]

Mm yeah I watch a ton of his video and he is nowhere angry than he is now.

[@kasqua1042]

I once heard the phrase "America is just a third world country wearing a Gucci belt" and I find myself agreeing with this more and more

[@JoshSweetvale]

Come to Europe. We have peace and quiet. Nobody gets executed in their sleep by the police.

[@QueenTwilightSparkle1]

@@JoshSweetvale Or to Singapore.

[@JoshSweetvale]

@@QueenTwilightSparkle1 Where you get jailed for dropping your chewing gum out of your mouth?

[@tracychristenson177]

@@JoshSweetvale I don't like chewing gum. I'll keep it in mind.

[@QueenTwilightSparkle1]

@@JoshSweetvale I never had chewing gum lol. I known damn well it is banned I am not that stupid XD

[@alexanderwilson4338]

“ How many angels can dance on the head of a pin” I have never heard that before. I can’t stop listening to these

[@TesterAnimal1]

Really?

[@Rose_Haw]

At the start I was expecting an old April fool's day video, but then it just continued and I realised that this i shit is actually real..

[@carolinemarie4654]

I would love an in-depth video on historical pardons, why they exist, how they’ve been used previously, and how we got here

[@trysten9198]

I think he’s done that already

[@darthparallax5207]

I believe the long story short is that pardon culture was begun by people who did not realize it would be abused so terribly and the entire foundation of trying to not be jerks to each other might rest on forgiving people which might be a deeply flawed cornerstone for society to sit on, ultimately because it was discovered how easy it is to abuse the system to do the opposite of what it wants to do.

[@darthparallax5207]

What's worse, what the President is doing now, or never allowing debt to ever expire? Collecting from families generation after generation an impossible to pay sum? Fwiw I don't believe anyone meant to have it be this bad but I don't believe anyone's smart ideas know how to get us out of it either. It's more likely to get more worse.

[@darthparallax5207]

The system rewards bad guys too much. Nobody really knows how to make a system that doesn't do that.

[@michaelwilliamson4759]

Bill Clinton pardoned two men convicted of a massive tax evasion scheme. They donated money to the Democratic Party. He also pardoned/clemency 13 individuals with ties to a terrorist organization for their role in domestic terrorism. But hey, it’s okay for bill Clinton. Obama authorized the release of high ranking Taliban members in exchange for a soldier who intentionally sought out the enemy. They also went back to their old ways as they were ordered to refrain from it. The search for the US soldier resulted in multiple deaths of US soldiers. But hey, it’s okay for Obama. He has one of the most pardons during his administration President Trump pardoned mike Flynn, who was proven innocent and was framed by the corrupt FBI and other intel agencies. Judge Sullivan refused to budge despite no prosecutor willing to take the case and DOJ requesting it to be dropped. The other two mandatory and stone, what are they guilty of? Lying to the FBI? Was any of it tied to Russia collusion? The 4 men, what’s the background on them?

[@cuckoophendula8211]

Meanwhile, I can totally feel the implicit frustration of the need to reiterate that it's not a "red vs blue" issue. We in the medical community have been feeling this for a good majority of 2020.

[@kelownatechkid]

Look up the clinton Glencore pardons. You're so right, both corporate parties are killing us.

[@desecration171]

True... but it is mostly red's fault for making it worse than it should have been.

[@freakymoejoe2]

The Polarization in the US has gotten so bad that the country might have come out better from the pandemic if the democrats *hadn't* endorsed safety measures vocally

[@dannydevito7000]

It's a red issue when the reds are in power and have built the system to keep them in power.

[@XxThunderflamexX]

@@freakymoejoe2 We shouldn't be afraid of civil unrest. We should be afraid of dishonesty. Let anti-maskers throw a tantrum, it's better than letting them pretend to be reasonable.

[@GuardedDragon]

Wow. I’m not a lawyer but if I were, I wouldn’t want to have to go to court in front of a jury against LegalEagle. You transmit emotions so well in a monologue! Powerful!

[@jmas893]

Absolutely perfect way to describe the events...

[@ultron-5600]

I’m sure pardoning corrupt politicians who betrayed the nation is the perfect way to “Drain the swamp.”

[@joshuaford9714]

If the swamp is prison, then yeah I guess so

[@somanken]

Feels like a lot of delicate ecosystems are dying so he kept to that promise didn't he.

[@PalmelaHanderson]

I worry that Trump's whole administration has been a bunch of other politicians sitting around their TVs the whole time going "shit, you mean I can do that?"

[@fruduboggins4295]

He poured oil in the swamp and lit it on fire.

[@o8ee435]

@@PalmelaHanderson Ditto. That's the real issue. Imagine a competent Trump. Chilling.

[@MrShanester117]

It’s good to see someone actually emotionally impacted by our times. We have become so cynical and jaded, myself included

[@classicwhitebread]

Same

[@110000116699]

You know Obama pardoned war criminals same with bush cllinton bush again then Regan

[@luciandust2355]

@@110000116699 this isn’t incorrect but I view Mr. Trump pardoning his own coconspirators to be significantly more horrific than that.

[@luciandust2355]

@@110000116699 also, Legal Eagle wasn’t on KZbin during the Obama era.

[@HOTD108_]

You want to see emotional responses? Go to Twitter my friend...

[@OlaftheGreat]

I have never seen him as emotionally invested as he was in the intro of this video

[@keevee09]

I missed this in real time. When a lawyer loses his cool, you know that circumstances have gone beyond the pale. And we are still here, waiting on justice and protection.

[@thisguy6177]

It’s all theatrics he recorded and published the video.

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

Remember when Lex Luthor got elected president in the comics and everyone laughed?

[@GSBrofly]

Finally a better comparison than Hitler

[@godspeedhero3671]

Yeah, but Lex Luthor is intelligent, so not really comparable.

[@JackgarPrime]

Luthor would unironically be better. At least he's competent.

[@siddhantbanerjee3328]

I do actually think Luthor would be better.....as a leader. But he's about as corrupt (maybe a bit less tbh) as Trump is, and everyone thought it was high fantasy that someone that corrupt could get elected to office.

[@snugglyhugs8698]

Lex Luthor was more competent. I'd rather Lex be in charge than the 45th.

[@mattdonlan7745]

"Let's look at an extreme example..." They've all been extreme examples! 4 years of them.

[@thedemontdtd]

Name 1. I can name real ones from 2008-2016

[@ianpage2509]

I was thinking of Marxist Ideology

[@klop4228]

@@thedemontdtd You watch the video? And I'm not gonna necessarily defend Obama myself - I didn't really pay attention to politics until recently - but even assuming Obama did such extreme things as Trump, that doesn't excuse Trump. Would you go to a murder trial and say "yeah but other people commit murders too so this guy should go free"?

[@schplafff]

@@thedemontdtd Ah yes, the mustard in that burger... Cultism is one hell of a drug.

[@FriscoFlame]

The moment he commuted Blagojevich and pardoned D'Souza this should have been an immediate warning

[@JumpOnYourHead]

From Sweden, where politics are absolutely separated from law, the fact that criminals can be pardoned by politicians in the US or that supreme judges are appointed by the president, is just baffling.

[@fatpaladin]

The saddest part of watching this is that it was posted a week before January 6th. As a Canadian Citizen, I increasingly feel the same as how a citizen in Poland must have felt in the early 1930’s looking at Germany. Hyperbole! you shout. Is it, though? Did you listen to what he actually said in this video?

[@MIGBMWLOVER]

I am "European" and the blackwater pardons hurts te most internationally...

[@jeffsup4062]

Michigeo idk why we have to speicft where we're from this was a crime the president disgusts me

[@drewderuyter7603]

"European"

[@TheDenigreur]

I have buiddy who were in the Canadian Army who served in Croatia and in Afghanistan, they are super pissed at those as well, they tarnished the military sacrifice and they tarnish the flag. When you realized they also pardon an Ex-SEALs also earlier, it's a pattern, not an outlier.

[@JoshSweetvale]

America is starting to look like an enemy you don't want to surrender to.

[@lengray44]

@@TheDenigreur Yep, trump like brutal murdering fascists., and he will pardon them. That is his pattern

[@Krishach]

Literally the reason nearly every business has "conflict of interest" policies.

[@AtomicBuffalo]

Businesses have conflict of interest policies because they fear legal consequences.

[@depressocafe1322]

Policies are a cya for the rich, just a way of saying "no we have rules against that"

[@jerrymctee5996]

@@muckinabaht Like drump and Jarred? Jarred magically got his after the FBI refused none months later...huh.

[@velivelmu8530]

Watergate was pretty small in scale compared to this labyrinth of fuckery.

[@NK-fh3st]

@@velivelmu8530 Honestly, popping down to comments was worth it for "labyrinth of fuckery" alone.

[@synergy021]

So glad you said what I was feeling in better words.