Matt Taibbi

And this is really, I think, speaks to the thinking of the Biden administration about so many things, right? They were so driven by optics with Trump that they did a lot of things that were incredibly stupid. So they want to portray him as vengeful and out to get people. And the pardons are a good way to do that.

And this is really, I think, speaks to the thinking of the Biden administration about so many things, right? They were so driven by optics with Trump that they did a lot of things that were incredibly stupid. So they want to portray him as vengeful and out to get people. And the pardons are a good way to do that.

I mean, if you're aiming for that audience, but it had the negative effect of opening all these investigations up, it seems to me.

I mean, if you're aiming for that audience, but it had the negative effect of opening all these investigations up, it seems to me.

I mean, if you're aiming for that audience, but it had the negative effect of opening all these investigations up, it seems to me.

So I asked a lot of people, why did they do this? Like, what's the point? And one of the theories was that, that this is messaging. Yes. That they were trying to create a headline. And there were lots of headlines instantaneously. If you saw them, they all basically said the same thing. Like, you know, to ward off future vindictive retaliatory acts by the Trump administration, you know.

So I asked a lot of people, why did they do this? Like, what's the point? And one of the theories was that, that this is messaging. Yes. That they were trying to create a headline. And there were lots of headlines instantaneously. If you saw them, they all basically said the same thing. Like, you know, to ward off future vindictive retaliatory acts by the Trump administration, you know.

So I asked a lot of people, why did they do this? Like, what's the point? And one of the theories was that, that this is messaging. Yes. That they were trying to create a headline. And there were lots of headlines instantaneously. If you saw them, they all basically said the same thing. Like, you know, to ward off future vindictive retaliatory acts by the Trump administration, you know.

Biden issues pardons. It's always after the comma, right? That's one theory. The other theory is that in the last days of a presidential administration, it gets pretty chaotic in the White House and people who want things and they will come in and there'll be a hurried frenzy to put stuff on paper. And that's why there are unprecedented things in these pardons. For instance, the J6 pardons,

Biden issues pardons. It's always after the comma, right? That's one theory. The other theory is that in the last days of a presidential administration, it gets pretty chaotic in the White House and people who want things and they will come in and there'll be a hurried frenzy to put stuff on paper. And that's why there are unprecedented things in these pardons. For instance, the J6 pardons,

Biden issues pardons. It's always after the comma, right? That's one theory. The other theory is that in the last days of a presidential administration, it gets pretty chaotic in the White House and people who want things and they will come in and there'll be a hurried frenzy to put stuff on paper. And that's why there are unprecedented things in these pardons. For instance, the J6 pardons,

This has never happened before where you give a pardon to a category of unnamed people, right? It says to the members of the committee, to the Capitol Police officers who testified, to the staff, but it doesn't delineate the names of the people who are pardoned. So now, if you want to invoke your pardon, you actually have to go over a test to prove that you're actually part of that category.

This has never happened before where you give a pardon to a category of unnamed people, right? It says to the members of the committee, to the Capitol Police officers who testified, to the staff, but it doesn't delineate the names of the people who are pardoned. So now, if you want to invoke your pardon, you actually have to go over a test to prove that you're actually part of that category.

This has never happened before where you give a pardon to a category of unnamed people, right? It says to the members of the committee, to the Capitol Police officers who testified, to the staff, but it doesn't delineate the names of the people who are pardoned. So now, if you want to invoke your pardon, you actually have to go over a test to prove that you're actually part of that category.

That I testified before the committee. Does that mean that the committee called you? That you talked to a staffer once? Or does that mean you actually sat in front of the hall and testified? It's very weird. And the only explanation that I could come up with from people is that they were in a hurry. They didn't have all the names.

That I testified before the committee. Does that mean that the committee called you? That you talked to a staffer once? Or does that mean you actually sat in front of the hall and testified? It's very weird. And the only explanation that I could come up with from people is that they were in a hurry. They didn't have all the names.

That I testified before the committee. Does that mean that the committee called you? That you talked to a staffer once? Or does that mean you actually sat in front of the hall and testified? It's very weird. And the only explanation that I could come up with from people is that they were in a hurry. They didn't have all the names.

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