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FBI Raids Home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan

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249 points jaboutboul | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 21:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | source
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kwisatzh ◴[13 Nov 24 21:53 UTC] No.42130465[source]▶
He’ll get pardoned. It’s a Thiel company.
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galleywest200 ◴[13 Nov 24 23:33 UTC] No.42131411[source]▶
Accepting a presidential pardon requires an admission of guilt. Would being a confirmed criminal aide them in business in any way?
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stickfigure ◴[13 Nov 24 23:36 UTC] No.42131432[source]▶
Incorrect. A pardon does require a conviction, however. And it will probably never get that far.
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CodeWriter23 ◴[13 Nov 24 23:47 UTC] No.42131507[source]▶
Incorrect. There is no requirement that even an indictment has occurred in the past.
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dgfitz ◴[13 Nov 24 23:52 UTC] No.42131558[source]▶
"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

Technically sure, you're correct. The worst kind of correct.

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1. CodeWriter23 ◴[14 Nov 24 21:22 UTC] No.42141366[source]▶
>"I hereby pardon you for murder. Nope, you didn't murder anyone, and you haven't been indited on murder charges!"

You have a reading challenge. GP said conviction required, which is not true. You can be pardoned for something you did but nobody knows you did it.