• megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    How much of this is him legitimately meaning it? And how much is it to shore up the willingness of cronies to break the law.

    Like, if he’s not going to be there in 3 years to pardon and protect them from prosecution, then them breaking the law for him is very personally risky. He might be more concerned about the short term willingness of his underlings to keep sticking their necks out.