With the president’s decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred.
With the president’s decision to drop out of the race, he has effectively begun a longer lame-duck period, which is historically when most presidential clemency grants have occurred.
By the article’s logic, every president elected to a second term has entered their lame duck phase the day after the election.
Yes, this is not uncommon in US politics.
Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about it:
So while you’re right that the assertion the author is making is misguided, it’s a fallacy that is made often enough that some might conflate it with reality.
They have…. That’s why there is a usual trend of bolder actions taken by second term presidents because they’re no longer eligible for candidacy for President.
That’s also why we can’t fuck about with a second Trump term.