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If found guilty, should former President Trump be pardoned for mishandling classified documents?

In June 2023 a grand jury indicted former President Donald J Trump with 37 felony counts for mishandling classified documents after his presidency. 31 counts fall under the espionage act and 6 counts fall under making false statements and engaging in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. This is the first case in the history of the United States where a former president has been indicted under federal charges. When asked if President Biden would pardon Trump during a June 13 2024 press conference, the White House secretary stated “No comment.” On the same date republican Presidentia…  

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 @8TRLQJ6Communist  from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

No and he should serve life in prison.

 @9GCWY7Y from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

If trump is not pardoned than most if not all presidents alive should be tried for mishandling papers

 @9FKY8TJ from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

I really don’t care what happened

 @9FGQ9CY from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

depending on the files

 @9FFLB85 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

If committing a crime no matter how big or small, the president should be held responsible.

 @9F9M2XD from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

The entire case is a way to tarnish his reputation. But it’s just making him more popular. Biden had his classified documents in a garage. Trump had them in a safe and most of those documents were made to sound like he was a Russia supporter. Biden not only has been proven to have won a rigged election, he also sends more money to Ukrainian bc they did illegal business dealings. And then the issue of hunter comes up. Trump is innocent and this is just our corrupt governor is trying to keep powers by any means.

 @9DW3MS5 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

he should not be pardon

 @9DJWGK2 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

All politicians who commit crimes should be held accountable. However, there is currently a political double standard, and eliminating political figures from holding fairly elected power undermines our democracy.

 @9DG6GD6 from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes because other politicians have done so much worse that has jeopardized our National security (Clinton, Obama, Biden family, Swallwell, etc) and our government did nothing to prosecute them. Taking an oath before Congress is a joke now.

 @9FGKL7PDemocrat from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

NO because why would he get the documents and keep them in his personal house even though they asked him to turned them in, He knew

 @9CFTVTB from Texas  answered…2yrs2Y

Let the courts decide

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