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.

  • DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    First, did Bidden just notice that his son was a target of a “witch hunt” after the election? Or was he just lying before?

    And second, Bidden literally controlled the DOJ for 4 years. It was his call whether to go after other corrupt politicians or not.

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      I think Biden was holding out hope in the institutions and people of America and was sorely disappointed, like a lot of us, so is doing what he has to, like a lot of us.

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        Bingo.

        Biden was waiting to see if America’s institutions and citizens would hold up and pass the test. They did not. They failed spectacularly, in fact. A criminal became president and will now not be held accountable for his crimes, and citizens voted explicitly for that corruption.

        I’d be damned if I was sitting president if I would let my son be in prison for non-violent crimes when a criminal who openly stated he would target his political opponents sits in the Oval Office.

        Clearly taking the high road doesn’t work in America, so why the fuck should Biden continue doing so?

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        Crocodile tears for this rich shitty little partier silver spooned brat, but anyone else convicted by a jury of their peers should go to jail where they belong, huh.

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        Then he’s an idiot who had no business in office in the first place.

        But he’s not an idiot and he’s been in government for decades. On top of that, he lived through January 6th like the rest of us.

        He just didn’t give a shit.

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      It’s common practice for outgoing presidents to wrap up loose ends like this. Late term pardons are not a new thing.

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        Yeah, but he’s a Democrat, so he’s held to higher standards than Republicans.

        If a Republican did this you probably wouldn’t have even heard about it.

        Do we need any better example than what just happened to know that Democrats are held to astronomically high standards, while Republicans can basically do whatever the fuck they want without repercussion?

        She had to be flawless and he got to be lawless.

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          And?

          You gonna leave your son in prison while a criminal president who explicitly stated he’d target his political opponents sits in the Oval Office?

          Republicans just blatantly lied their way into total power and you’re over here whining about a Democrat lying about getting his son out of prison for non-violent crimes on his way out of office?

          Your priorities are utterly fucked.

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            I can simultaneously “whine” about multiple things. I guess I am talented at “whining”.

            Also, this kind of shit is part of the reason why that orange won in the first place. Democrats putting up a marginally better candidate and pretending to be saviors of the Earth.

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              The calories you burned typing your complaint about Biden pardoning Hunter are wasted calories. It’s so irrelevant and small compared to the avalanche of bullshit we’ve already dealt with and will be dealing with for the foreseeable future, that it’s comical to even consider. The fact that Trump made it abundantly clear he’d be targeting his political opponents is all the justification needed for Biden to pardon Hunter.

              And no, Democrats putting up a “marginally” better candidate is not how the orange dipshit won. First of all, a successful prosecutor with a doctorate in law and a significant political resume isn’t “marginally” better than a twice impeached convicted felon and rapist who instigated a violent insurrection and illegally attempted to overturn an election. I don’t know what dimension someone has to live in to think there’s only a “marginal” difference there. Secondly, the orange dipshit is president because Americans are STUPID. Because Americans don’t do their homework. Americans don’t lookup voting histories so they can see that Democrats are way better about voting in favor of the working class. They don’t look up the conviction histories to find out Democrats have WAY, WAY less convicted criminals who have served in their ranks than Republicans. Americans don’t grasp that you aren’t just voting for the person, but the party. Donald Trump is president…again…because Americans are STUPID. Not because Democrats are only “marginally” better.

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                The calories you burned

                Meh, I can use fewer calories.

                Americans are STUPID

                Can’t argue there.

                Americans don’t grasp that you aren’t just voting for the person, but the party.

                You literally vote for specific people in the US, unlike in many countries where you vote for parties. That’s the whole point of your incredibly flawed representatives system. Saying people should vote Harris because of her party is like saying people should buy the terrible and useless apple vision because other apple products are good.

                a successful prosecutor with a significant political resume

                To most people, those sound like red flags, not advantages.

                convicted felon and rapist who instigated a violent insurrection and illegally attempted to overturn an election

                I mean, yeah. Americans are stupid. But then again, why should anyone believe those accusations if democrats argue lying is perfectly fine and not an issue?

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                  You literally vote for specific people in the US, unlike in many countries where you vote for parties. That’s the whole point of your incredibly flawed representatives system. Saying people should vote Harris because of her party is like saying people should buy the terrible and useless apple vision because other apple products are good.

                  If you don’t think a party gains power by their represenative becoming president, I’m not really sure how to proceed with explaining it to you.

                  To most people, those sound like red flags, not advantages.

                  Refer to my comment about Americans being STUPID. Then check her resume. She spent A LOT of time going after assholes that made people’s lives harder.

                  why should anyone believe those accusations

                  Because they aren’t accusations. They are facts. And facts matter. Not to stupid Americans, but to some people out there in the world.

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                    Because they aren’t accusations. They are facts.

                    Unfortunately, most people are neither omniscient, nor willing to spend large (or any) amounts of time to figure out what are the facts in a sea of lies from both sides.

                    “Hey, I can vote for one of two liars, both supporting genocide. Well, I guess I will vote for the one whose party doesn’t insist I should be ashamed for being born white and/or male.” - What I imagine lost democrats the election.

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          I mean, true, but does it matter? The new president spits out dozens of lies daily and he got voted in. If anything, this is what the people want, someone who lies to them.

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          This, I think, is what bothers me. I understand the reasoning but still… The pardoning, no surprise. The lying, makes me a bit sad. I understand the reasoning but it still makes me sad.