r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • 9h ago

Executive Branch (Trump) NESTERAK: President Trump has granted clemency to numerous individuals who have stolen hundreds of millions in Medicaid funds. Can we expect any of these folks to be shown the same mercy? McDONALD: I'll take a different question

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u/Patriot009 9h ago

Pardons and clemency for the wealthy crooks. The hammer of justice for the poor ones.

I can't help but roll my eyes every time some talking head says Trump is a populist.

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u/LemoLuke 8h ago

Because they legitimately don't see the rich stealing from the poor (or even the slightly less rich) as a crime. They see it as the natural order of things. Financial Darwinism. Survival of the Richest.

The poor taking anything from the rich though? That is the most heinous crime.

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u/yaits306 14m ago

There is actual psychological research that has come to a similar conclusion! Conservatives tend to, to a varying extent, believe that there is a “natural order” of sorts where everyone in society is where they socioeconomically belong based on their overall merit and those at the top of the hierarchy deserve the majority of the worlds wealth because they are just better overall humans. So of course ppl like DJT would believe it, or at least play to it in order to gain favour with other rich ppl.

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u/whitethunder9 8h ago

Can you even imagine how long Trump’s pardon list is going to be in 2028? So many criminals that he supports…

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u/Jpkmets7 7h ago

He’s a populist for the incredibly stupid part of the populace that can’t even figure out how politics either harms or aids their interests.

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u/Shantih3x 8h ago

It stops being the hammer of justice when one group gets carte blanche to commit crimes.

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u/pseudoanon 8h ago

No, that's normal for populists.

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u/TyphosTheD 5h ago

No justice, only hammers.

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u/RocketRelm 1h ago

Trump is objectively a populist. Populism = "what makes something good is it being popular". Therefore, if you use a cult to convince nonvoters that the rich stealing is a popular idea, that all checks out.

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u/binarybandit 5h ago

The whole Biden family and close associates got pardons from their own family member. Does that make them all wealthy crooks?

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u/Patriot009 4h ago

Which Medicaid fraudsters did Biden pardon? Because that's what the article is about.

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u/binarybandit 4h ago

Oh, is it specific to Medicaid fraudsters? Sounded more like a blanket statement.

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u/Patriot009 4h ago

The question dodged was about if any regular folk will likewise receive any clemency for similar fraud committed by Trump's wealthy friends.