Sharpton: Trump His Cronies Will Be Held Accountable for Their 'Many Crimes’
Democrat unloads on possible future Trump pardons
© press
MSNBC “PoliticsNation” host Al Sharpton blasted President Donald Trump on the prospect of him pardoning some of his former advisers and associates.
During part of his “Gotcha!” segment, Sharpton said Trump “and his cronies will be held accountable for their many crimes.”
“I have some advice for the president and his lackeys: don’t count your turkeys before they hatch,” Sharpton said.
“Just like the turkey pardon by the president this week which will suffer a shortened lifespan due to pre-pardoned activities, the villains in the Trump administration cannot be granted a total reprieve with the presidential pardon because the President of the United States can only pardon federal crimes," he said.
"He has absolutely no power over state charges, and nearly everyone in the Trump orbit is facing state-level liability.”
© press
He continued:
“The president and his adult children are facing multiple tax fraud cases," Sharpton added.
"His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is under investigation for falsifying real estate documents, and Paul Manafort could see a revival of state charges, just to make a few," he added.
WATCH:
One of my last memo’s to Trump. (Part 1)#PoliticsNation pic.twitter.com/Vff1cOJGM1
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) November 28, 2020
"And none of those can be disappeared with the presidential pardon."
© press
"The president and his cronies will be held accountable for their many crimes," he continued.
"The turkeys have come home to roost. And I got you.”
Sharpton's remarks come after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caled Trump’s pardon of his former national security advisor Michael Flynn “an act of grave corruption and a brazen abuse of power.”
Pelosi argued the decision was wholly unjustified.
“President Trump’s pardoning of Michael Flynn, who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with a foreign adversary, is an act of grave corruption and a brazen abuse of power,” she said.
