Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

  • @[email protected]
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    3551 month ago

    The prior president pardoned a family member who was blackmailing and raping people, then appointed the same criminal to be ambassador to France. I don’t give a fuck what President Biden does now. We’re a country of criminals and oligarchs now.

        • Skeezix
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          81 month ago

          Same club they beat you over the head with

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          You can be a part of my club. Only rule is we’re good to each other and everyone else, except those who aren’t good to us.

      • @[email protected]
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        341 month ago

        It’s incredibly sad to see Democrats embrace hypocrisy with pride regarding a simple and obvious issue like this.

        Trump will have a field day pardoning Jan 6 criminals with this additional political cover from Biden.

        • plz1
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          871 month ago

          He was going to do those J6 pardons anyways, don’t kid yourself. He didn’t need “additional cover”.

        • @[email protected]
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          391 month ago

          Like he needed that cover. Remember how he pardoned war criminals in his last days back in 2020?

        • @[email protected]
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          151 month ago

          First part is true. It is sad and even a pretty respectable president has taken a fuck it attitude toward nepotism. Second part of your statement is silly though. Trump is shameless criminal, no amount of “cover” is needed - he was going to pardon those traitors regardless.

          If democracy ever re-emerges in some other time or place, hopefully they won’t give this power to presidents. It’s ridiculous and heavily abused throughout history.

          • @[email protected]
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            71 month ago

            Trump has now won twice because of Dem incompetence and hypocrisy.

            Dems moving to the right is not irrelevant to Trump’s existence in office.

          • @[email protected]
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            31 month ago

            If democracy ever re-emerges in some other time or place

            Why don’t you cool it with the American exceptionalism? There are lots of countries that are still democratic, and have been more democratic than the US for many decades.

            Just because US democracy has failed doesn’t mean it’s failed globally. Sit down for a bit, shut up, fix your own shit, try not to start an illegal war for a while, and then re-join us when you’re ready.

            • @[email protected]
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              11 month ago

              Where? France? South Korea? Germany? India? Wake up - democracy crumbling isn’t an isolated Amerocentric phenomenon.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 month ago

        Biden cannot do any of those.

        Senate makes it’s own rules. Biden doesn’t make them. Parlimentarian is chosen by a house committee. Number if SCOTUS justices is set by law, not presidential decree.

    • @[email protected]
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      321 month ago

      I love when people use Trump as a litmus test for good behavior and how openly hypocrisy is displayed like a badge of honor.

      • @[email protected]
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        191 month ago

        “This guy keeps punching me in the face but I think punching is morally wrong so I’ll just let him break my nose.”

        • @[email protected]
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          21 month ago

          This is exactly what they say about you too justify what they’re doing.

          It’s amazing how quickly all the pride in our founding, American values, principles, etc are just discarded the moment one team loses an election.

          • @[email protected]
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            61 month ago

            This is exactly what they say about you too

            Bro they spent 5 years talking about adrenochrome and “demonrats” space lasers I’d be surprised if they could pronounce my name. I don’t need to do anything to trigger them, so why even dance around?

            • @[email protected]
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              11 month ago

              You cometely missed my point. You’re using the same shitty logic they are. “Both sides” are doing the same thing.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        Principles don’t win in America anymore. We just proved that beyond a shadow of a doubt a month ago.

          • @[email protected]
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            31 month ago

            Nah. I just want the party that has a history of voting in favor of working class Americans and being better for our economy to do what they need to do to get elected in America. Which is lie, cheat, and steal.

              • @[email protected]
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                11 month ago

                Probably because you haven’t read very much.

                Which part specifically though?

                The FACT that Democrats have a voting history proving they regularly vote in favor of the working class? The FACT that Democrats are historically better for our economy and the data to prove that exists? Or the brand new FACT that to win an election in the United States you have to lie, cheat, and steal?

                • @[email protected]
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                  11 month ago

                  The part where you think a party willing to cheat and lie will hold to liberal democracy ideals.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    11 month ago

                    Does it matter? They can’t do anything, good or bad, if they lose. Can’t win without lying, cheating, and stealing in America. Voters just made that very apparent.