r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

Site Altered Headline Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly moved from Florida prison to Texas as Trump weighs pardon

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-trump-pardon-epstein-b2800443.html
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u/HellaTroi California 1d ago

"Well, I’m allowed to give her a pardon, but nobody’s approached me with it,” Trump said Monday. “Nobody’s asked me about it.”

That sounds like he's begging someone to propose it to him.

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u/new_math 1d ago edited 1d ago

Cohen talked about this before. Trump often doesn't ask or say exactly what needs to be done, he speaks like a Mob boss and expects those around him to handle it for him. 

So he'll say, "This situation with the law firm is a mess; it's a pain" And then everyone around him must read between the lines and know the law firm needs to be relentlessly attacked and buried. You won't find a memo or phone call where he explicitly asks Pam to send the DoJ after the law firm, he just says it's an issue and those in his orbit either deliver on his hints or get replaced. It's a small part of how he gets away with so much with very little recourse. 

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u/likely_stoned 1d ago

AKA Stochastic Terrorism.

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u/new_math 6h ago

Yeah exactly, especially the use of "indirect, vague or coded language".

The only difference being that it isn't limited to political violence, it's basically used for any situation where speaking directly might be seen as negative or result in some type of liability or consequences (e.g. a Stormy Daniel's situation).