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Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for her plastic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer (www.independent.co.uk)

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cross-posted from: https://metawire.eu/post/49083

President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist Michele Fiore, who paid for her plastic surgery with funds that were meant for a statue honoring a slain police officer

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[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What makes this an illegal pardon?

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

perhaps illegal was not the correct word. let's say on the very unethical side of an ethical scale of pardons (president having pardon powers is already starting with a non zero unethical score for me)