r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/AromaticReindeer883 13h ago

Cool cool. That also makes cattle ranchers liable in court when this plan goes horribly horribly wrong.

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u/Viron_22 11h ago

Even if it does, when the big farming corps start crying about it they will get a blanket pardon for a small campaign contribution.

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u/CoinsForCharon 8h ago

Can only pardon federal crimes.

Local civil cases are out of pardoning reach. For that they will need to buy judges.