Originally shared by Noah Friedman

Originally shared by Noah Friedman

Whoa.  I didn't see this coming.

Thanks, Obama.  No, really.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/obama-commutes-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html

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  1. Andrea MonticueJanuary 17, 2017 at 3:28 PM

    The question that's been bothering me for the last couple of hours since this broke is, Can the Trump of Doom reverse this decision?

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  2. Drew McCarthyJanuary 17, 2017 at 4:15 PM

    IANAL, nor do I play one on TV, but I believe he cannot, and I've seen several constitutional lawyers say that, FWIW.

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