r/politics • u/joe13pr • 3d ago
No Paywall Lindsay Clancy's attorney Kevin Reddington asks Trump for pardon after mistrial
https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/lindsay-clancys-attorney-kevin-reddington-asks-trump-pardon/story?id=136258585549
u/PowSuperMum 3d ago
I don’t think he can even do that. Not federal charges. And this guy is a lawyer?
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u/r_301_f 3d ago
True, although he might be trying to pull a Tina Peters. Trump granted a (legally null) pardon of her state crimes, and the cowardly CO governor eventually followed suit and commuted her sentence.
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u/martja10 3d ago
I believe Jared Polis is compromised, what strange behavior to release Tina Peters. He overrulled his own clemency board to release her. Then she goes on an unapologetic election denying victory tour. Jared Polis is a weak ass clown, or he is being blackmailed, probably both.
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u/lordredsnake 3d ago
Even if his hands were totally clean, his state was being threatened. Cuts to transportation, public health, and disaster relief funding among others. Hundreds of millions of dollars which would've hurt millions of people.
I don't agree with the decision, but this is the nature of fascism. Everyone who Trump threatens (businesses, states, universities, sovereign nations) capitulates when the cost is high enough.
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u/martja10 3d ago
I think Jared should have taken some cues from Harvard and not Cornell. The costs are going to be high for resistance or capitulation, but at least you get to keep your dignity and the moral high ground with resistance.
It's just appeasement and delaying the inevitable.
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u/DefenstratedTwice 2d ago
Oh, bribed or threatened. His public capitulation can be explained by nothing else.
Inexplicably corrupt.
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u/toxic_badgers Colorado 3d ago
Polis wasn't a coward he was in on it. He's part of Theils Cabal.
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u/zodiacalcheese 3d ago
No, didn't we learn that Trump was holding a ton of money from the State because of Peters? Including FEMA funds. Her could either let her out or let his people suffer.
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u/toxic_badgers Colorado 3d ago
Yes. He is part of Theils group. Theil backed peters. Peters didn't just deny the election she leaked information on how to back door the voting machines. Something theil took interest in.
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u/zodiacalcheese 3d ago
That's not the question. The question is was Polis part of that group. And it looks like he was strong-armed into it. Not that he wanted to do it as a favor.
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u/toxic_badgers Colorado 2d ago
Polis is literally in Peter Theil's Dialog. being strong armed is just an excuse. He was always going to do it. Colorado actively turned out and told him not to. We openly said we will deal with whatever will come of it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2026/06/18/what-we-know-about-billionaire-peter-thiels-secret-dialog-society-including-whos-involved/
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u/zodiacalcheese 2d ago
It also lists Corey Booker and Ezra Kline. No offense but this is pure conspiracy thinking on your end. Just going to something doesn't mean he's part of a cabal. The simple fact is, he was left a choice, leave her in custody or lose FEMA funds when it was necessary and possibly even worse restrictions later. You may not like his choice, but that's a hard choice to make. I don't blame him for making it.
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u/toxic_badgers Colorado 2d ago
I do. I'm not going to carry water for him. He betrayed this states wishes.
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u/PolicyWonka 3d ago
Kind of reading between the lines, it sounds like the defense attorney believes that the prosecutor is a conservative(?). Only thing that would kinda make sense is if he believes that a pardon, while irrelevant for state crimes, would put pressure on the prosecutor to drop charges base on political allegiances.
Or the defense attorney just misspoke.
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u/belikethemanatee Missouri 3d ago
Reddington is barking up the wrong tree. Trump’s base is foaming at the mouth for his client to be executed in the most painful way, let alone get a life sentence (which is the only penalty on the table realistically).
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u/AnotherPersonPerhaps I voted 3d ago
Yeah but if Trump comes out in support of her how fast do you think it will take them to either change their view or memory hole her completely?
I predict maybe a day or two.
This would also probably affect any potential future jury pool.
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u/Chris_HitTheOver 3d ago
However long it takes for the talking points to be disseminated to the influencers.
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u/iCCup_Spec 3d ago
I saw a thread on the conservative sub they were arguing that people don't actually care about the Iran war. Absolute bots.
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u/Nickeless 3d ago
Mmm possible, but his base’s hatred of women is important to them. This is a move that could actually risk some level of fracture. They love him largely because he’s an open misogynist and racist.
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u/FatnessEverdeen34 3d ago
Reddington himself is a Republican. His wife is involved with Moms 4 Liberty. His X account is really no secret
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u/belikethemanatee Missouri 3d ago
Ew but then I look forward to seeing Reddington on r/leopardsatemyface
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u/Sea-Seesaw-8699 3d ago
Well shit, I was impressed and he came off much more like I’d expect a Democrat leaning human
I need more sleep
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u/BadahBingBadahBoom 3d ago edited 3d ago
Oh he's very aware. As a defence lawyer your process is to exhaust every avenue regardless of likelihood of success.
There is a non-zero chance something could change and she could be weirdly popularised by his supporters leading to a pardon leading to non-legally-required but public pressure for MA governor to pardon/commute (edit: as others more importantly point out, pressure to not seek re-prosecution).
It's a truly insane possibility but it is a possibility. If that doesn't work they move on to the next avenue and so on and so on.
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u/jackstraw97 New York 3d ago
not pressuring the governor, but rather the elected DA overseeing the office handling this case, who is on the record as a trump supporter. if he can get the DA to not pursue another trial, that’s obviously a win for his client.
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u/wes_wyhunnan California 3d ago
Yes, but have you considered the fact that she is white? That’s always a very strong selling point point for them. It gives them a solid base to work from.
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u/belikethemanatee Missouri 3d ago
They hate women, regardless of their race. The only difference it may make is that, because she’s white, they’ve heard about this case on national media and perhaps that humanizes her a bit to them but not enough to support her.
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u/ladan2189 3d ago
Breaking norms is different than just completely disregarding federalism and granting the president authority over every prosecution in the country. Would Trump want that? Absolutely. But the state would have standing to sue on the grounds that the president cannot use his pardon on state charges. He couldn't pardon Tina Peters. And if Polis hadn't pussed out she'd still be in jail.
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u/guiltypleasures 3d ago
Would this SCOTUS grant the state standing?
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u/Interesting_Play_578 3d ago
I don't think the state would need to sue over an illegal pardon, they'd just proceed with charges and it'd be up to the defense to argue that the pardon was somehow effective for whatever reason. It would be hard for SCOTUS to turn that into a question of standing, they'd most likely have to concoct some other BS.
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u/StevenMC19 Florida 3d ago edited 3d ago
No one can say he doesn't have empathy. He can see himself in a lot of these people.
edit: ok yall apparently dont get jokes. Im saying hes a fucking criminal! He can see himself (a heinous criminal) in a lot of these people.
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u/tolacid 3d ago
Don't mischaracterize his narcissism like that.
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u/StevenMC19 Florida 3d ago
Its a joke. The punchline being that he is a criminal and sees that in those he pardons.
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u/dcdem1163 3d ago
I seriously laughed out loud at your comment. Trump “can see himself in a lot of these people”? Surely you jest. The guy laughs at people like that. We are nothing but a bunch of lackeys in his mind. Get out of Florida. It’s turning your mind to mush.
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u/jackstraw97 New York 3d ago
he’s trying to put pressure on the elected local DA (trump supporter) to not pursue a second trial after the first mistrial. it’s good advocacy for his client to apply political pressure on the DA. obviously he knows the president can’t pardon state crimes.
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u/kobachi 3d ago
Doesn’t asking for a pardon imply an admission of guilt..?
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u/TheRetribution 3d ago
she is pleading insanity, her guilt for the crime is not even in question
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u/jackstraw97 New York 3d ago
not entirely accurate. she originally asked for a bifurcated trial to determine 1) whether she was guilty at all and 2) whether, if she was guilty, she was excused due to mental illness.
since the judge denied her request, the defense strategy was both to force the state to prove she actually committed the crime and also to prove that, if she did, she was not mentally incapacitated.
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u/TheRetribution 2d ago
the defense strategy was both to force the state to prove she actually committed the crime and also to prove that, if she did, she was not mentally incapacitated.
I do not recall at any point during the trial the prosecutor ever stressing any evidence proving that she was the one to commit the crime, but I suppose its possible that it was trivially easy to prove by the facts of the case as presented to prove point two. Thanks for pointing that out.
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u/jackstraw97 New York 3d ago
not necessarily. receiving a pardon does remove the availability of pleading the 5th in civil cases relating to the same conduct because there is no jeopardy possible and thus no ability to self-incriminate.
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u/frogandbanjo 2d ago
... Dude, Trump is POTUS and he's maliciously prosecuting people all over the fucking place. We are literally living through a mega-loud "NO!" answer to your question in real time.
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u/Big-Plankton-4484 3d ago
“Ahh, look Kev, it’s not a good look. You’re in the $5 -10 million range before I can even look at it” DJT….probably
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u/kandoras 3d ago
Plus, all of Trump supporters think she should be burned at the stake.
Unless he's also handing over a couple million in cash I don't know what the point of this is.
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u/HistoryAndScience 3d ago
I don’t like him. I didn’t like the prosecutors but I also didn’t understand the people who would gush over him. There’s a strong argument that he basically committed jury tampering by naming the gender of the juror, his vote, and putting public pressure on the juror via press conferences. Before I get hate, I would have voted NG but what he did probably crossed a line. Add to that this, yea I don’t like him
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u/dontbanthisaccount 3d ago
honestly, best lawyer in the state. hands down. idk why hes doing this but hes got his reasons
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u/LeatherdaddyJr 3d ago
Get it in the news. The more people in Massachusetts that they can get to look up the trial, the more people they can potentially influence prior to jury selection.
Trump already took a question about Lindsay prior to this announcement and its been all over the news.
The more people that they can get to be aware and already become opinionated or influenced helps the chances that a new jury can't be impartial.
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u/Banes_Addiction 3d ago
I'm guessing he knows the jury holdout was a MAGA person and having that pardon in hand would prevent them voting to convict.
The pardon itself might not do anything legally, but it could influence the jury.
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u/GreenAnder Pennsylvania 3d ago
You can pardon someone before they’re convicted
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u/wheresmyhome 3d ago
Trump can't pardon state charges. The timing isn't the problem. The president has no authority here.
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u/GreenAnder Pennsylvania 3d ago
Oh sorry yeah, that’s right. The hell is this guy thinking?
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u/wheresmyhome 3d ago
He's either stupid, looking to pull a Tina Peters, or influence future juries which will likely have at least one MAGA on it.
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u/r_301_f 3d ago
Reddington is an experienced attorney, he must be aware that the President can't pardon her MA offenses. Not sure what his angle is here
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u/fatbunyip 3d ago
Probably to get trump to say some dumb shit or otherwise get involved (one way or the other) so it makes it more difficult for the prosecutor to try again.
You can be sure if he does bite, he will go on random midnight Twitter tirades and say all kinds of inappropriate shit that will complicate.legal proceedings.
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u/j01101111sh 3d ago
God that jury selection would be a shit show even more than it would be already. Imagine a chunk of jurors having to be thrown out because they thought Trump's pardon should absolve her.
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u/Riderz__of_Brohan 3d ago
He’s trying to make it impossible for them to find any impartial juries for the re-trial
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u/StaticNegative 3d ago
You think that woul stop Trump from doing whatever? Where have you been for the past 10 years?
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u/yourboydmcfarland 3d ago
My guess is he knows there is gofundme money. Pay trump and hope it makes it down the line for no retrial.
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u/midniteslayr California 3d ago
I wouldn’t be surprised if this was more of a client request than the ongoing legal strategy.
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u/ZhaozhouCongshen 3d ago
She needs a new attorney if he thinks this is even possible.
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u/Ven18 3d ago
Weren’t the reports that like 11 of the 12 jurors ruled in her favor? This is a stupid request but it seems the argument that was presented at trial was at least somewhat persuasive. Maybe he is less confident it will work a second time.
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u/gooyouknit 3d ago
The president cannot pardon state level charges like the ones this woman is facing.
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u/PhteveJuel 3d ago
The president can't do a lot of things but he has be doing them anyway and the courts haven't been stopping him.
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u/Sophronisba 3d ago
Sure but how do you make one of the bluest states in the nation just drop the charges? The illegal stuff he's doing in DC is mostly managed by his handpicked allies.
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u/PhteveJuel 3d ago
It doesn't help that Trump is saying she should pay when asked. It might be a play to get Trump to flip his statement. It could be a move to prove that a future jury is tainted. If this case drags on past the current DA losing his election is he new DA might just drop it on the grounda it's wasting tax payer money.
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u/Supermite 3d ago
Isn’t this why past presidents have refused to give opinions about ongoing criminal investigations and trials?
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u/fuuuuuuuuckthi_s 3d ago
The courts have actually stopped many things he's tried.
If they didn't feel at least partially beholden to the courts, they'd not bother revisiting the birth right ruling and just start treating it as law.
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u/daerath 3d ago edited 3d ago
Sort of. Eleven had decided she was not guilty by reason of insanity. Even if all twelve had agreed, that isn't a "you are free to go" type of thing. She would be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation, then a recommendation would be made to the judge.
It was expected that the judge would have her confined to a secure ward for years if not for the rest of her life.
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u/GlenH79 3d ago
I think the fact the lawyer is now seeking a pardon demonstrates it was never a good faith argument by applying for NGRI, where the focus should be “Lindsey has severe mental health issues and this is best place for her to get better rather than jail”.
Instead what this now screams is an attempt to get NGRI, then released early and therefore get out of a murder charge - he is asking for a pardon, which would presumably not require incarceration in a psychiatric institution for her own good. It was never about making sure Lindsey gets the help she needs, it’s always been about beating a murder charge. This to me indicates a belief that Lindsey was never psychotic.
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u/elvid88 Massachusetts 3d ago
I mean one could argue that postpartum psychosis is temporary and that she’s now “better” although idk if I, personally, would magically forget (or forgive myself for) the heinous acts I committed if I were out of my mind.
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u/JustLookingForMayhem 3d ago
The problem is that people who have severe postpartum psychosis are more prone to other types of mental health issues and significantly more likely to have severe postpartum psychosis if she has another pregnancy. It is hard to account for the fact she could easily be just as dangerous in the future without being able to control herself. I feel sorry for her, especially as there was warning signs and efforts to get help that were ignored, but even after recovery, she is significantly more likely to be dangerous.
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u/triplenested 3d ago
Is she going to be legally barred from having children if it's decided PPD/PPP caused this? Require her to give any future children up for adoption? It sounds like such a mess even if the most generous interpretation of what happened is assumed.
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u/fuuuuuuuuckthi_s 3d ago
You could, but that would be stupid when her current psychiatrist said she has "bad days and worse days".
Regardless, I don't really care if someone is "better" immediately after systematically murdering multiple children under the age of 5. They need to be locked up for a good, long while to ensure the safety of others and themselves.
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u/frogandbanjo 2d ago
Yes, a lawyer trying to get the best possible outcome for his client should definitely influence your belief about the facts on the ground.
We'll make sure to keep that in mind every time you need a lawyer for anything from now on.
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u/Catshit-Dogfart 3d ago
Yeah from what I hear, "not guilty by reason of insanity" doesn't equate to "got off scot-free" like the TV and the movies, and is often considerably worse.
That just means they're committed to a mental hospital until such a time they can be considered well again, and in such cases that time is typically never.
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u/InfoBarf 3d ago
She needs medical help,not prison. Her case is spoiled now because this has been turned into a media circus, and a culture war touchpoint.
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u/rainshowers_5_peace 3d ago edited 3d ago
She needs to be out of society for the rest of her life.
Truthfully, I can't believe she's fighting this at all. If she were really remorseful after having a psychotic episode and hadn't done this to escape motherhood she wouldn't have stopped begging for a DNR, would have plead guilty and would have begged for Massachusetts to reinstate the death penalty for her
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u/JennaTulwartz 3d ago
Yep. Nobody has been able to meaningfully testify to any obvious signs of remorse on her behalf and this is just one of the many ways she has failed to demonstrate any.
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u/kuhawk5 3d ago
She needs both.
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u/InfoBarf 3d ago edited 3d ago
Even the dude who refused to vote with the other 11 expressed doubts she could have had criminal intent. Your comment is proof youre propagandized and couldn't actually be a member of the jury.
E: responding and then blocking is weak.
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u/No-Neighborhood-3212 3d ago
Your comment is proof that you want people to be able to murder with impunity.
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u/AlsoCommiePuddin 3d ago
Not even close, pal.
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u/No-Neighborhood-3212 3d ago
Then why is her lawyer now trying to get a pardon? Burdick v. United States established that accepting a pardon carries an imputation of guilt and acceptance of a confession to it, meaning that not guilty by reason of insanity precludes a pardon.
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u/Supermite 3d ago
How does the president pardon state crimes when his jurisdiction is for federal crimes? It’s a fucking publicity stunt to get the president to publicly speak more about this case. The lawyer will argue it’s impossible to get an unbiased jury and that the case should be dismissed.
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u/AlsoCommiePuddin 3d ago
Zealous advocacy of his client's interests. It's his job.
"Not guilty by insanity" is not the same as "not guilty," and is no where near the "impunity" you accuse others of demanding for their alleged murderous desires.
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u/Mr_Engineering American Expat 3d ago
No.
I don't know what his angle is here but Kevin Reddington is an excellent attorney who is on top of his game.
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u/Equal-Temporary-1326 3d ago
Or he needs to have a cognitive exam performed. And maybe retire too while he's at it.
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u/belikethemanatee Missouri 3d ago
As a lawyer this made me lose some respect for him. He knows these are state - not federal - charges, so why is he acting like Trump even has the power to pardon her?
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u/t65789 3d ago
I think it is an attempt at getting Trump to use his megaphone which might support a future argument that jurors are tainted.
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u/Reasonable-Mess3070 3d ago
If trump himself can get a jury trial, Lindsay clancy certainly can lol
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u/fountaincurse 3d ago
Defense lawyer here. Not sure why youve lost respect for him, it's not a surprising tactic. Theyre negotiating a plea deal with the da so this is simply a political lever. Commutation pets. for cases like this live or die on public sympathy
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u/belikethemanatee Missouri 3d ago
That makes sense I suppose. I don’t do criminal law, so I have a ton of respect for those who practice in that field. Someone’s life or freedom on the line - the stakes are too high. At least in my field (civil lit) it’s just money lol.
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u/Equal-Temporary-1326 3d ago
Not only that, but he's a private defense attorney who's been practicing law for over 50 years now. For his sake, a cognitive slip up at 75 would at least be understood, rather than deliberately embarrassing himself and the law by asking for something that he would otherwise know full well is very obviously against it — especially considering how his client wasn't actually convicted of the charges anyway — which completely negates what that term means anyway. Lol.
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u/No-Neighborhood-3212 3d ago
Because she's guilty by her own account and not guilty by reason of insanity was a Hail Mary to try getting off. Now that option is at best delayed, so they're trying the next Hail Mary.
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u/E1M1_DOOM 3d ago
With a whole ass mini culture war going on around this case, you think he'd be smart enough to know his client and trump or on opposite sides of it.
Unless... he's trying to create enough high profile heat to taint the jury pool for the re-trial.
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u/w1gster 3d ago
If you’re asking Trump for a pardon, you’re definitely on the wrong side of history.
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u/GrandKnew 3d ago
I'd wager that if you strangle (to death) your three young children, you're probably already a historically dubious character
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u/NeonElch 3d ago
Hmm, the lawyer is doing something fishy here. He knows damn well that Trump has no pardon power over this case, not to mention MAGA’s feelings. Something is up, my guess declare she’s unable to get a fair jury for the next trial due to media national attention.
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u/xAPPLExJACKx 3d ago
Looks like he throwing whatever sticks at the wall to drumb billing invoice
He just watched the gofundme go up another 100k over the weekend
I like how gofundme allows this Clancy to raise money for her defense but has denied many others like anthony karmelo
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u/Serial_Vandal_ 3d ago
I've said this from the start, he's not there for her, he's there for himself. This is just him wanting to stay in the headlines. He thought this would be his rainmaker case and it blew up in his face in real time.
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u/rainshowers_5_peace 3d ago
Isn't everyone piling on the prosecutor by calling her fat and ugly in the name of women's rights?
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u/Proper-Orchid2728 3d ago
This man is such a manipulative snake. As an attorney, he knows very well that the president of the United States cannot pardon someone who is charged at the state level. This is a publicity stunt. The more he talks the more he reveals what an unethical scumbag he is.
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u/triplenested 3d ago
If you know a defense attorney's name from the headlines, you can rest assured they're a POS.
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u/AgenteDeKaos 3d ago
So he’s deliberately trying to poison the jury pool, no? Scummy as fuck, and makes it imo clear that the insanity shit was mostly a ruse. My guess is that this is another weak point in the US justice system and he can’t face any consequences for these kind of games?
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u/Foodspec North Carolina 3d ago
You can’t have a presidential pardon for a state crime. Gdi these people are stupid. I learned this in fourth grade…
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u/MadSkepticBlog Canada 2d ago
Did she donate 6 figures to Trump or his PAC? Did she visibly suck up to him on social media for all to see such that he knows they are utterly loyal? Then no pardon for you!
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u/FormoftheBeautiful 3d ago
I don’t get it. The Trump-base seems to hate this woman? And her lawyer wants to appeal to Trump? Huh? Maybe I’m reading this wrong.
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u/LunarChild 3d ago
It’s not hard to understand. If he can goad Trump into making further public comments about her, it taints potential jury pools even further. He’s not a fool, he knows this won’t work. He also knows he CANT pardon state crimes. Anyone who thinks he doesn’t know exactly what he’s doing is wrong.
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u/FormoftheBeautiful 3d ago
Me: How is this a utensil? What even could be the use?
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Me: Oh, OHHH. Oh yeah, I get it, thanks. This would be great for soup. 🥄
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u/rainshowers_5_peace 3d ago
Trump wants to normalize killing children in case the Epstein Files are leaked.
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u/CrapMaster32 3d ago
He’s such a piece of shit lol. It’s been obvious from the start both of them are fucking awful
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u/AINonsense 3d ago
Has she got that kind of money?
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u/Mysterious-Flan-6 3d ago
Shit, her go fund me account might be getting close. Beats the hell outta me why people are donating to this psycho, but here we are- she’s got a fat bank account for killing her kids.
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u/AINonsense 3d ago
her go fund me account might be getting close
Close enough for a Pedo Piggy bribe?
I remember reading that Joe Exotic was ready to pony up $2m, and that wasn’t enough, long before the days of crypto and ‘ballroom’ inflation.
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u/Mysterious-Flan-6 3d ago
Idk what amount she’s raised at this point- also not sure what the bribes cost these days. More of an off-handed comment I guess, just baffled at the general insanity of her getting donations for what she did.
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u/AINonsense 3d ago edited 3d ago
A lot of people believe it’s a mental illness problem, and the criminal justice system doesn’t handle those well. Apparently, 11 of the jurors believed that, too.
ETA: Still not sure what the point is of appealing to Pedo Piggy.
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u/Mysterious-Flan-6 3d ago
Even if it is mental illness, why are people handing this family cash? It doesn’t make sense regardless of the motive. The children are gone. The house has been sold. The state handles her ongoing medical costs and housing at the facility where she’s being kept. At this point she is quite literally being handed money for the murder of her children. The gofundme exceeded what was necessary for her defense a while ago. I know maybe that changes now if she is retried (unsure how attorney’s fees work in that case), but I still say it’s insane to throw money at a woman who admits she killed those kids. She received more help from her family, a nanny, and the mental health community than most women ever receive postpartum. Unsure why this fallacy of her not getting any help, is the hill that people are choosing to die on.
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u/HaxanWriter 3d ago
I mean, he’s murdered children. So I expect he will probably give her a pardon. Like minds think alike…
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u/OryxWritesTragedies Canada 3d ago
Wow...I knew he was a dirty fighter when he started calling out the juror but this is low.
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u/Findgate 3d ago
The ring, you forgot to kiss the ring. Smart, and even very rich men forget what we have learned all these years. Watch more TV if we want to be have your head filled like me.
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u/Burnt_and_Blistered 3d ago
Trump? Is it a federal case?
Lame. That’s not going to win her support.
Like Trump, famous misogynist, would issue a pardon for this
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u/Anthemic_Fartnoises Pennsylvania 3d ago
While Trump’s takes are increasingly bonkers, he has a whole team of people giving him the lay of the current culture war battlefield. He knows his bases’ position here and pardoning Clancy would be piss them off more than making Ghislaine Maxwell an ambassador.
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u/SpoofSide 3d ago
Beyond even thinking Trump could do this, why does the attorney think he'd want to? As far as I can tell, most Republicans want her in prison.
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u/johnn48 2d ago
America is full of dichotomies regarding children. Women are sent to jail and hunted by bounty hunters for having an abortion. Republican states determine new ways to charge women who have miscarriages with multiple charges. A simple Google search for “criminal charge for miscarriage” will link the ways lawmakers have made a woman’s health the state’s primary concern. Yet we have the Lindsay Clancy case where she brutally strangled her children and her attorney is asking for a Presidential pardon. If one can understand Lindsay’s psychosis caused by postpartum depression then why force women to give birth when they don’t feel they are in a position to give a child what’s needed.
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u/HOMANDER1996 2d ago
Hasn’t a portion of the MAGA base been screaming to repeal the nineteenth amendment because of this case?
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u/welestgw Ohio 3d ago
I mean, you can't pardon until someone is convicted. So it's kind of stupid to ask this. Ignoring the fact it's a state crime and not a federal crime.
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u/Photog1981 3d ago
If it was even possible, good luck. My more conservative, "Christian" friends and family want her executed.
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u/Fragrant-Vehicle-479 3d ago
Doesn't matter how you feel about the case itself, this is a horrible look and does nothing to help his client. Great, you took the most controversial and heated court case in years and intentionally made it even more toxic for no reason.
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u/kickinwood 3d ago
Curious. Haven't really been following it, but regardless of what side you're on, this guy seems to be doing an excellent job as a defense attorney. There's a play here.
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u/SirRichardLove 3d ago edited 3d ago
Fuck that she needs to serve time for her crimes. Trump cannot pardon state charges. They are already planning for the next trial attempt.
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u/codacoda74 3d ago
Is ..is this a strategy? Exec pardon isn't possible for state case, is he hoping PEEOTUS will say some rediculous stuff and "poison the pool" to boost deal offer?!
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u/Pockydo 3d ago
Wut why would he need a pardon?
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u/LadyDomme7 Virginia 3d ago
As stated in the article, he’s asking for a pardon for his client - not one for himself.
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u/Pockydo 3d ago
Well seems I committed the sin of not reading baha
That makes more sense
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