The White House has defended President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter, after repeatedly insisting he had no plans to grant such executive clemency.
The press secretary said Biden had pardoned his son, who was facing sentencing later this month in two federal cases, to shield him from potential persecution by the outgoing president’s political foes.
The sweeping pardon covers any potential federal crimes that 54-year-old Hunter may have committed over the course of a decade… More here.
So many people digging at Biden over this and I understand why. We all know it’s not right and we all feel some anger towards this move.
However, I would give up my life for my kids and I’m damn sure I would give up my reputation for them. That is at least understandable.
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Given that Trump has orchestrated his way to several “get out of jail free” cards himself and has pardoned several of his cronies, I’m not entirely surprised. If Trump isn’t going to be held accountable, why should Biden’s son be?
My suspicion was that he was expecting to still be president and would’ve gone for a commutation rather than a pardon, but as he didn’t win, that option wouldn’t have been possible for future prosecutions.
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Fair point- do it while you can!
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