Matt Taibbi: Biden Pardoning Fauci and Others Could Be a Good Thing, Once the Pardon’s Delivered, the Person Can’t Plead the Fifth

TAIBBI The thing is ░░░░░░░░ these pardons they re ░░░░░░░░ mistake If you want ░░░░░░░░ know what s happening ░░░░░░░░ just made it a ░░░░░░░░ easier for us to ░░░░░░░░ out Carlson How TAIBBI ░░░░░░░░ now once the pardon ░░░░░░░░ delivered the person can ░░░░░░░░ plead the Fifth If ░░░░░░░░ are brought before a ░░░░░░░░ jury they cant take ░░░░░░░░ Fifth anymore or if ░░░░░░░░ re brought before a ░░░░░░░░ committee they can t ░░░░░░░░ their right against self ░░░░░░░░ so they have to ░░░░░░░░ something And this is ░░░░░░░░ s so interesting because ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking to ░░░░░░░░ defense attorneys people who ░░░░░░░░ former Senate investigators some ░░░░░░░░ Senate investigators and they ░░░░░░░░ kind of said the ░░░░░░░░ thing It s So ░░░░░░░░ to give somebody a ░░░░░░░░ if you re trying ░░░░░░░░ cover up things that ░░░░░░░░ only reason you would ░░░░░░░░ do it is if ░░░░░░░░ serious crimes involved right ░░░░░░░░ that s a red ░░░░░░░░ for us When we ░░░░░░░░ somebody getting a pardon ░░░░░░░░ think well why would ░░░░░░░░ do that unless there ░░░░░░░░ something really bad there ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Yeah TAIBBI So ░░░░░░░░ it s a mistake ░░░░░░░░ they just stupidly made ░░░░░░░░ easier for everybody to ░░░░░░░░ or there s something ░░░░░░░░ don t know about ░░░░░░░░ Is interesting Carlson Well ░░░░░░░░ s such a profound ░░░░░░░░ to do.”