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This pardon is corrupt. Ross' parents donated to Trump and he pardoned their son as a favour.

Whether or not you think he deserved the prison time, the problem here is how utterly brazen Trump is in accepting bribes.




Trump doesn’t care about Ross’ parents or their donations much.

What he did care about were libertarian votes. There was a deal that libertarians will support Trump if he promises to free Ross. This is on record, you can find it.


So, I’m seeing politician followed through on promise to voters. I’m sure this can swing to some orange man bad, I’m just not seeing it.




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