I was sickened by the Hunter Biden pardon and a whole bunch of other acts of the Biden administration but if a prior wrong justifies all wrongs then we are just in a race to the bottom. Any time some political insider gets preferential treatment it’s a sad day for this country.
I have been non-interested (DGAF) what the White House has been doing… elections have consequences. This pardon goes to far… Fiore stole money… plane and simple.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised she got a pardon. Trump was up to his own shady conduct with charities and campaign finance, so why shouldn’t he pardon those who were convicted of much of the same stuff he’s been up to? So I guess charitable solicitation fraud and campaign finance fraud are now legal. Well, legal if you’re in Club MAGA. Still illegal for everyone else.
If you are a dedicated MAGA, you get to commit whatever crimes you want and get a free pass. That’s the new rule. And don’t come at me with Hunter Biden. If you’ve been duly convicted by a jury then you have to face accountability. Commutation of an overly harsh sentence? Sure. Pardon? Only in the most egregious of cases.
OH FUDGE!
I thought she was (is) guilty. I generally support what Trump is doing, but this pardon is wrong, and perhaps will be seized upon by the other party. Of course Biden’s family pardon was worse. But wrong is still wrong.
Ah, yes. The Moron in Chief who shrieked about possible auto-pen usage is now using the Auto-AG-pen to sign pardons.
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Anonymous
April 24, 2025 1:15 pm
I don’t like the pardon because she seemed guilty for sure buttttt … when Biden started with lawfare against Trump and then did the pre-pardons for his family it starts a bad road where each side almost has to (from their view) do it. Us old dogs remember the arms buildup in the 60s. In short, blame the democrats for this mess.
There was no lawfare. Perhaps Trump should have avoided committing crimes.
The Hunter Biden pardon was… questionable. If you think the pre-pardons weren’t necessary after the vindictiveness and personal animus shown by this regime… I dont know what to say to you.
While “no lawfare” seems convenient, it ignores the collusion between Georgia officials and the White House (check WH visitor logs). It ignores the sheer stupidity of Leticia James charges against him. It ignores that DA Alvin Bragg used a novel (never before tried) legal theory against the former freaking POTUS to turn a NDA payment into 34 felonies.
Leticia and Alvin both campaigned on “elect me and I’ll take down Trump.” Then they used novel legal theories to do so. That’s lawfare, whether warranted or not.
Bullshit. Every single charge in every single jurisdiction was lawfare for no other reason than to try and keep him off of the 2024 ballot. Period. No one is buying your bullshit.
Your lack of reasoning skills is showing. TDS can only be had by those opposing Trump. You should have gone with a standard “drinking the MAGA Kool-Aid” or something equally as witty.
No. TDS is a term coined by those who were pointing out the MAGA worship of Trump. In MAGA’s eyes, Trump can do no wrong, even when objective evidence shows it. The term was then co-opted by the right in order to pretend their emperor really had clothes, and to claim the ones who were pointing out his flabby nakedness were the ones who were deranged.
1:15pm is more pointing out the hypocrisy. People are screeching about “due process” but said nothing when some of the J6ers sat in pretrial solitary confinement for months on end (in some cases, years). Then they want to complain about pardons when their own side (and all sides) use pardons in a gross manner.
You cannot shriek when the “other” side does something you don’t like but sit silent when “your” side does the same thing (or worse). That’s the point being made.
Do you really not see the difference between denying someone an opportunity to go before a judge, and having a judge consider your arguments and but rejecting them? Between actively trying to move a prisoner around to avoid a habeus petition, and the court granting a jointly-requested continuance which delays the trial?
You lose credibility when you attack the person. The whole point of due process is that it is applicable to all. You start with conclusion (he is an MS13 member) and use that to justify any shortfalls. I dont get to start with the conclusion that you are a jerk and incapable of logical thinking and use that to justify ignoring you.
Probably, unless the Judicial Discipline Commission can figure out a way to keep her off of the bench. It’s not clear to me whether state-level charges can be brought against her (statute of limitations, substantively, or whether politics while cause the AG to shy away from the case).
“Has committed willful misconduct” would be the most obvious ground. “Willful misconduct” is a defined term and includes:
(1) Conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude;
(2) A knowing or deliberate violation of one or more of the provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct; and
(3) A knowing or deliberate act or omission in the performance of judicial or administrative duties that:
(I) Involves fraud or bad faith or amounts to a public offense; and
(II) Tends to corrupt or impair the administration of justice in a judicial proceeding.
Ê The term does not include claims of error or abuse of discretion in findings of fact, legal decisions or procedural rulings unless supported by evidence of abuse of authority, a disregard for fundamental rights, an intentional disregard of the law, a pattern of legal error or an action taken for a purpose other than the faithful discharge of judicial duty.
I’m not sure conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude is going to work because, although the jury found her guilty, there was not yet a judgment of conviction. And I don’t think any of the conduct alleged occurred while she was on the bench, so the other grounds don’t seem like great fits.
To my understanding, the grounds for her removal were never allegations that she committed any crime while serving as a judge. Judges are automatically suspended when they are indicted. It was the mere fact of indictment that suspended her.
Additionally, had she been sentenced to prison or probation, she likely could have been removed for inability to serve.
But if she’s pardoned and there is no allegation she did anything while an actual judge, I don’t see how/why JDC could go after her. Perhaps I am missing something?
Yes. But a conviction would’ve been grounds for removal. I don’t think she was legally convicted, with no judgment entered. Guilty verdict, yes, but I’m not sure that’s enough to meet the conviction requirement.
RPC 8.2(a): “A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer.” Fiore is a piece of s$%t, has zero integrity and her continued status on the bench is a moral indictment of the Nevada legal system. It is impossible to breach this rule when talking about her (see, also, cannot defame someone with no reputation). Every lawyer should refuse to appear before her.
Refuse to appear before her? Huh? Maybe say “Judge” instead of “Your Honor” sure. But refuse to appear? And what? Abandon clients? Get defaulted? Huh?????
Cue the “Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion to Vacate Sentencing Due to Executive Grant of Clemency” about to be filed by the US Attorney for the District of Nevada.
Like Paul Simon once sang, I don’t find this stuff amusing anymore.
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April 24, 2025 2:58 pm
Serious question here. EJD Judge makes a ruling on a substantive procedural motion months ago. No order has been forthcoming, despite several submissions and respectful follow-ups. Any suggestions?
If you can’t get anything even after submitting and following up with chambers/JEA, file a ‘Motion to Set Status Check on Status of Order’ or something like that. You should at least get a hearing date and it might get the judge to do something.
She is really gloating in the R-J. Her quotes about God intervening on her behalf are absolutely delusional and insane.
There’s no question that the core of the cult will welcome her back. But I think she may be misreading the room as to the other 80% of the citizenry. If I owned a restaurant or other place of public accommodation I would fucking ban her.
But she is where she is because she knows how to read the lay of the land to evade accountability in life. So maybe her gloats are the best move right now. All I can say is that if I’m hiking in red rock and she is on the side of the trail, on deaths door dying of thirds, I’m just gonna keep walking.
I hope that the 80% of Clark County residents who are not in the cult make her an absolute fucking pariah.
THHHHHWWWWWAAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK 3 days in a row 1st comment
Take your victories where you find them.
#MAGA
Michelle Fiore receives a Pardon. What a country we have here…
Man, what the f$&*. Can NV bring charges? Or nah?
Wonder how much Trump Coin she purchased
I am the one who has been predicting this on this blog for YEARS. You all dismissed me but I was FUCKING RIGHT! CALLED IT!!!!!!
Well your predictive skills are excellent on this for sure! Good call !
now way bro. IT WAS ME! I am the real person who called it!!!!!
#MAGA
Yes. I was wrong. I am the one who repeatedly said she did not have the juice and I was mistaken. Apologies.
Sickening.
wonder if 12:41pm was “sickened” by all of the Biden pardons. Probably not.
I was sickened by the Hunter Biden pardon and a whole bunch of other acts of the Biden administration but if a prior wrong justifies all wrongs then we are just in a race to the bottom. Any time some political insider gets preferential treatment it’s a sad day for this country.
I have been non-interested (DGAF) what the White House has been doing… elections have consequences. This pardon goes to far… Fiore stole money… plane and simple.
What if all the victims brought civil claims?
At best they could all chase her for who knows how long, trying to recover the money from her.
So noble of you to chime in, counselor.
Apparently, you are also not interested in following basic grammar: “Too far”, “plain and simple.”
Tooshay
Guess it turns out she does still have juice in MAGAland.
Yes. I was wrong.
I guess we shouldn’t be surprised she got a pardon. Trump was up to his own shady conduct with charities and campaign finance, so why shouldn’t he pardon those who were convicted of much of the same stuff he’s been up to? So I guess charitable solicitation fraud and campaign finance fraud are now legal. Well, legal if you’re in Club MAGA. Still illegal for everyone else.
Well yeah, but whatabout Hunter Biden’s laptop?
If you are a dedicated MAGA, you get to commit whatever crimes you want and get a free pass. That’s the new rule. And don’t come at me with Hunter Biden. If you’ve been duly convicted by a jury then you have to face accountability. Commutation of an overly harsh sentence? Sure. Pardon? Only in the most egregious of cases.
OH FUDGE!
I thought she was (is) guilty. I generally support what Trump is doing, but this pardon is wrong, and perhaps will be seized upon by the other party. Of course Biden’s family pardon was worse. But wrong is still wrong.
“Of course Biden’s family pardon was worse. ”
Good fuck. Can we just say this is digusting without the whataboutism?
Said the biggest of whataboutists.
Ah, yes. The Moron in Chief who shrieked about possible auto-pen usage is now using the Auto-AG-pen to sign pardons.
I don’t like the pardon because she seemed guilty for sure buttttt … when Biden started with lawfare against Trump and then did the pre-pardons for his family it starts a bad road where each side almost has to (from their view) do it. Us old dogs remember the arms buildup in the 60s. In short, blame the democrats for this mess.
There was no lawfare. Perhaps Trump should have avoided committing crimes.
The Hunter Biden pardon was… questionable. If you think the pre-pardons weren’t necessary after the vindictiveness and personal animus shown by this regime… I dont know what to say to you.
Fiore can burn in hell for her actions.
While “no lawfare” seems convenient, it ignores the collusion between Georgia officials and the White House (check WH visitor logs). It ignores the sheer stupidity of Leticia James charges against him. It ignores that DA Alvin Bragg used a novel (never before tried) legal theory against the former freaking POTUS to turn a NDA payment into 34 felonies.
Leticia and Alvin both campaigned on “elect me and I’ll take down Trump.” Then they used novel legal theories to do so. That’s lawfare, whether warranted or not.
Bullshit. Every single charge in every single jurisdiction was lawfare for no other reason than to try and keep him off of the 2024 ballot. Period. No one is buying your bullshit.
Go read the indictment in the documents case and the election subversion case.
Blame the Democrats for something Trump did.
The TDS is strong with this one lol
Your lack of reasoning skills is showing. TDS can only be had by those opposing Trump. You should have gone with a standard “drinking the MAGA Kool-Aid” or something equally as witty.
No. TDS is a term coined by those who were pointing out the MAGA worship of Trump. In MAGA’s eyes, Trump can do no wrong, even when objective evidence shows it. The term was then co-opted by the right in order to pretend their emperor really had clothes, and to claim the ones who were pointing out his flabby nakedness were the ones who were deranged.
That is actually not the origin of the term “TDS” if you research its origins.
Yeah, you are way wrong on the origin and definition of TDS!
1:15pm is more pointing out the hypocrisy. People are screeching about “due process” but said nothing when some of the J6ers sat in pretrial solitary confinement for months on end (in some cases, years). Then they want to complain about pardons when their own side (and all sides) use pardons in a gross manner.
You cannot shriek when the “other” side does something you don’t like but sit silent when “your” side does the same thing (or worse). That’s the point being made.
OP here. Thx u said it better than I obviously did.
Do you really not see the difference between denying someone an opportunity to go before a judge, and having a judge consider your arguments and but rejecting them? Between actively trying to move a prisoner around to avoid a habeus petition, and the court granting a jointly-requested continuance which delays the trial?
There was due process (multiple immigration court hearings) for the MS13 member you’re stanning for. Keep dying on that hill, you’re doing great.
You lose credibility when you attack the person. The whole point of due process is that it is applicable to all. You start with conclusion (he is an MS13 member) and use that to justify any shortfalls. I dont get to start with the conclusion that you are a jerk and incapable of logical thinking and use that to justify ignoring you.
^^^^ Weak ass argument.
whatever helps you sleep at night bro.
Does she get her JP gig back in Nye County?
Probably, unless the Judicial Discipline Commission can figure out a way to keep her off of the bench. It’s not clear to me whether state-level charges can be brought against her (statute of limitations, substantively, or whether politics while cause the AG to shy away from the case).
I don’t know how judicial discipline works, but can’t they say, “We don’t care about the pardon, you engaged in disqualifying conduct”?
I would think so. But at minimum it’ll lead to more litigation.
In the RJ, it says she plans on showing up to work Monday at “her courtroom”
Unbelievable. The nerve.
She’s still under suspension, but I guess the position she’s staking out is the pardon nullifies any CJD proceedings against her.
NRS 1.4653 sets out the grounds for disciplining (including removing) a judge. https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-001.html#NRS001Sec4653
“Has committed willful misconduct” would be the most obvious ground. “Willful misconduct” is a defined term and includes:
(1) Conviction of any crime involving moral turpitude;
(2) A knowing or deliberate violation of one or more of the provisions of the Revised Nevada Code of Judicial Conduct; and
(3) A knowing or deliberate act or omission in the performance of judicial or administrative duties that:
(I) Involves fraud or bad faith or amounts to a public offense; and
(II) Tends to corrupt or impair the administration of justice in a judicial proceeding.
Ê The term does not include claims of error or abuse of discretion in findings of fact, legal decisions or procedural rulings unless supported by evidence of abuse of authority, a disregard for fundamental rights, an intentional disregard of the law, a pattern of legal error or an action taken for a purpose other than the faithful discharge of judicial duty.
I’m not sure conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude is going to work because, although the jury found her guilty, there was not yet a judgment of conviction. And I don’t think any of the conduct alleged occurred while she was on the bench, so the other grounds don’t seem like great fits.
She might get to stay on the bench.
My understanding was that a pardon doesn’t erase a conviction, it just removes all penalties (imprisonment, voting, owning a gun, etc.)
I wonder if that still gives them a basis to remove her.
A pardon wipes out the conviction and anything that came from it. I think you’re thinking of commuting her sentence.
To my understanding, the grounds for her removal were never allegations that she committed any crime while serving as a judge. Judges are automatically suspended when they are indicted. It was the mere fact of indictment that suspended her.
Additionally, had she been sentenced to prison or probation, she likely could have been removed for inability to serve.
But if she’s pardoned and there is no allegation she did anything while an actual judge, I don’t see how/why JDC could go after her. Perhaps I am missing something?
Yes. But a conviction would’ve been grounds for removal. I don’t think she was legally convicted, with no judgment entered. Guilty verdict, yes, but I’m not sure that’s enough to meet the conviction requirement.
Correct. Being charged with a crime punishable as a felony was grounds for mandatory suspension. NRS 1.4675 https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-001.html#NRS001Sec4675
RPC 8.2(a): “A lawyer shall not make a statement that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to its truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity of a judge, adjudicatory officer or public legal officer.” Fiore is a piece of s$%t, has zero integrity and her continued status on the bench is a moral indictment of the Nevada legal system. It is impossible to breach this rule when talking about her (see, also, cannot defame someone with no reputation). Every lawyer should refuse to appear before her.
Refuse to appear before her? Huh? Maybe say “Judge” instead of “Your Honor” sure. But refuse to appear? And what? Abandon clients? Get defaulted? Huh?????
OP here. Yes, it’s called a boycott, civil disobedience, the legal profession (sworn officers of the court) policing our own branch of government.
As much as I’d love to do that, with the current bar counsel it’d be a fast track to trouble.
FIORE IS NOT AN ATTORNEY
Cue the “Notice of Non-Opposition to Motion to Vacate Sentencing Due to Executive Grant of Clemency” about to be filed by the US Attorney for the District of Nevada.
LMFAO!
Like Paul Simon once sang, I don’t find this stuff amusing anymore.
Serious question here. EJD Judge makes a ruling on a substantive procedural motion months ago. No order has been forthcoming, despite several submissions and respectful follow-ups. Any suggestions?
If you can’t get anything even after submitting and following up with chambers/JEA, file a ‘Motion to Set Status Check on Status of Order’ or something like that. You should at least get a hearing date and it might get the judge to do something.
Israel? Good luck.
Good idea to include confidential memos? https://www.axios.com/2025/04/24/nyc-congestion-pricing-internal-memo
Re: Fiore
She is really gloating in the R-J. Her quotes about God intervening on her behalf are absolutely delusional and insane.
There’s no question that the core of the cult will welcome her back. But I think she may be misreading the room as to the other 80% of the citizenry. If I owned a restaurant or other place of public accommodation I would fucking ban her.
But she is where she is because she knows how to read the lay of the land to evade accountability in life. So maybe her gloats are the best move right now. All I can say is that if I’m hiking in red rock and she is on the side of the trail, on deaths door dying of thirds, I’m just gonna keep walking.
I hope that the 80% of Clark County residents who are not in the cult make her an absolute fucking pariah.
Nye County. But those people are her people.