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Well, that Bret Baier interview of Donald Trump sure was a hoot. Trump continued to dig his stolen documents hole deeper, admitting that he obstructed justice and providing yet more evidence for the special counsel to bury him under. While there were many absurd moments throughout the interview -- watch the interview and you'll instantly understand why Trump will never, ever testify under oath in a court of law -- one that made even Bret Baier laugh was when Trump bragged about pardoning Alice Marie Johnson.
Johnson was serving life in prison dating back to 1996 on charges stemming from cocaine distribution and money laundering. The Memphis operation involved over a dozen individuals. The indictment, which named 16 defendants, described her as a leader in a multi-million dollar cocaine ring, and detailed dozens of drug transactions and deliveries. Evidence presented at trial showed that the Memphis operation was connected to Colombian drug dealers based in Texas.
Lying, Trump told Baier that Johnson was involved mostly in trafficking marijuana. Trump used Johnson in a campaign ad and was his guest at his state of the union. But...
Trump told Baier that he believed the country had to enact stronger punishments against drug dealers to bring down crime, including the death penalty. In defending his own record on crime, which has come under scrutiny in the 2024 primary, Trump said his pardon powers were focused largely on nonviolent offenders.Baier pointed out to Trump that under his current policy -- calling for the execution of drug dealers -- Johnson would be executed rather than pardoned.
BAIER: "But she'd be killed under your plan."
TRUMP: "Huh?"
BAIER: "As a drug dealer."
TRUMP: "No, no, no. Oh, under that? Ahhhhhhhhh, it would depend on the severity."
BAIER: "She's technically a former drug dealer. She had a multi-million dollar drug ring..."
TRUMP: "Any drug dealer -- look."
BAIER: "So even Alice Johnson in that ad?"
TRUMP: "She can't do it. Okay? By the way, if that was there, no she wouldn't be killed, it would start as of now so you wouldn't go to the past."
BAIER: (exasperated laughing) "No, I know, but your
policy...
TRUMP: "No, no, no, yeah... starting now."
BTW, Obama was urged by some to pardon Johnson but declined. Johnson became a causes célèbres when Kim Kardashian argued for her pardon. Knowing that Obama had declined to pardon Johnson possibly factored into Trump's do-the-opposite-of-what-Obama-did decision-making.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4059506-trum... 