With Donald Trump poised to return to the White House, gleefully plotting revenge against all enemies, foreign, domestic, and imagined, many wondered if Joe Biden would stick to his vow not to use the Constitution’s pardon power to keep his son from the fangs of Trump’s stooges or would he cease being a Boy Scout, go back on his word, and get Hunter out of the crosshairs.
Republicans are not the only politicians that play for headlines and attention. Some Democrats do too. The uproar over the Biden pardon is entirely unjustified given the facts.
Hunter's misdeeds involved an intentional but minor falsification of gun background check, and an unrelated minor tax evasion charge, neither of which would merit a criminal violation, trial, conviction and prison sentence for any other citizen. Hunter faced incarceration for years because his prosecution, conviction and pending sentencing were all politically motivated.
I say, "bravo" to Joe Biden for having the courage to grant (his son) this pardon which, IMO clearly fits the standards for mercy that the pardon power is supposed to accomplish. Biden knew the mainstream media reaction would be adverse and he acted in the face of it. Interestingly, Republican pols are silent on the matter. Perhaps anticipating that in two months' time we will see numerous true miscarriages of justice through the pardon power as exercised by the soon-to-be president-elect.
“Balls said the Queen. If I had a pair I’d be King.!”
Thanks for growing a pair for the Dems Sir Lawrence. They’re a weak lot.
Republicans are not the only politicians that play for headlines and attention. Some Democrats do too. The uproar over the Biden pardon is entirely unjustified given the facts.
Hunter's misdeeds involved an intentional but minor falsification of gun background check, and an unrelated minor tax evasion charge, neither of which would merit a criminal violation, trial, conviction and prison sentence for any other citizen. Hunter faced incarceration for years because his prosecution, conviction and pending sentencing were all politically motivated.
I say, "bravo" to Joe Biden for having the courage to grant (his son) this pardon which, IMO clearly fits the standards for mercy that the pardon power is supposed to accomplish. Biden knew the mainstream media reaction would be adverse and he acted in the face of it. Interestingly, Republican pols are silent on the matter. Perhaps anticipating that in two months' time we will see numerous true miscarriages of justice through the pardon power as exercised by the soon-to-be president-elect.
I don't it mattered what the crime was. What is important is that Democrats have to stop volunteering to be on the wrong side of a double standard.
Capone’s was a similar case. But he actually had ppl killed!