Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[Mav]

Technically, a pardon doesn’t imply guilt. Some pardons have been given to people who’ve served their time and even those who’ve died to expunge guilt. But in the court of public opinion it might leave a stain.

I doubt that would worry Trump. If Pence ends up giving him a pardon, he’d say it was necessary to stop the Democrats persecuting him over fake news hoaxes and his supporters wouldn’t doubt that for a second. But I think he’d revel in the bad boy image anyway. He’s never been a guy who has presented himself as a moral exemplar. He wants to be seen as a strongman who’s beyond the reach of his enemies and above the law.

But it would make quite the double, wouldn’t it? He’d be an impeached President who received a pardon. That would put him one up on Nixon as Nixon wasn’t actually impeached. That would be sure to impress Roger Stone. Wonder if he has enough room left on his back for a tattoo of Trump?