Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to

[Soracak]

if trump does this, the crooked media will shout abuse of power etc. but biden does it and there's nary a report

Article mentioned that trump pardoned the father of his son in law during his previous term.

 

[clon33]

And the democrats accused Trump for abuse of power? Hur hur hur.

We can see the fake news media double standard and biasness.

 

[junjie433]

This just made it very easy for Trump to pardon so many others who deserve it more.

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'Man of his word': Jan 6 rioters expect Trump will keep pardon promise​

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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0jen70m88o

It will be funny if Trump never fulfill his promise.

 

[weiess]

can like that one? really abuse of power..

 

[clon33]

Article mentioned that trump pardoned the father of his son in law during his previous term.

But was the indictment and sentencing proper in the first place? Let us know.

You go read SCOTUS latest ruling that DOJ improperly charged J6 defendants, which will eventually lead to their judgements being overturned.

https://www.npr.org/2024/06/14/nx-s1-5005999/supreme-court-jan-6-prosecutions

Spoiler

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants​

June 28, 202410:58 AM ET

In an opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court ruled that the government must establish “that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects, or other things used in an official proceeding.”

Prosecutors used a key criminal statute to prosecute more than 350 of the most violent participants in the riot.

The statute had two parts. The first part makes it a crime to corruptly alter or destroy documents and records related to an official proceeding. The second part makes it a crime to otherwise obstruct or impede an official proceeding—in this case, the congressional counting of the electoral college ballots.

Writing for the court majority, Roberts said the statute was limited to documents and evidence destruction, and that the word otherwise was not meant to broaden the meaning of the law into a catchall provision.

In a concurring opinion, liberal justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote: Despite "the shocking circumstances involved in this case," the "Court's task is to determine what conduct is proscribed by the criminal statute that has been invoked as the basis for the obstruction charge at issue here."

Justices Amy Coney Barrett joined Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan in dissent.

Justice Barrett — a Trump appointee — joined wrote that the provision in question “is a very broad provision, and admittedly, events like January 6th were not its target. (Who could blame Congress for that failure of imagination?) But statutes often go further than the problem that inspired them, and under the rules of statutory interpretation, we stick to the text anyway. The Court, abandoning that approach, does textual backflips to find some way—any way—to narrow” it.

 

[TA20222025]

"Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter," the president said in a statement. "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted."



His son plea guilty.... how was he unfairly prosecuted?

To elites, their kids can do no wrong mah. Even if their children had raped or killed someone, obviously it is not their fault and must be the victims' fault.

 

[recca03]

how can we travel to usa freely for holidays without fear of being mugged when now even the US justice system is similiar to malaysia under najib?

 

[mooseolly]

Don't worry Trump will come back to undo it next month

 

[kyang69]

No worry, Trump 叔叔 will overturn the pardon. Biden pulled a dirty stunt on Trump by using the FBI to investigate him before, and he does not forget this public humiliation.

 

[coolmyth]

Really ish all crows are black.

 

[clon33]

Don't worry Trump will come back to undo it next month

Don't think it can be undone. You look at the recent Jussie Smollet conviction being overturned by Illnois Supreme Court.

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/e...letts-conviction-for-staged-attack-overturned

WASHINGTON – American actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime in Chicago in 2019 was overturned on Nov 21 on due process grounds.

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that Smollett, 42, should not have been charged again by prosecutors after a prior agreement saw over a dozen original charges dismissed.

 

[Tloslm]

The woke Democrats are the devil

 

[wooooot]

On December 1, 2024, President Joe Biden issued a full pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted earlier this year on federal gun charges and had pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges. This decision marks a significant reversal from President Biden's previous public commitments not to use his presidential powers to benefit his family members.

Hunter Biden's legal issues included convictions for making false statements on a gun background check, illegally possessing a firearm, and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. He was scheduled for sentencing in December 2024. In his statement regarding the pardon, President Biden emphasized his belief that his son was "selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted," attributing the legal actions against Hunter to political motivations aimed at undermining his presidency.

This action is unprecedented in American history, as no sitting U.S. president has previously pardoned an immediate family member. While past presidents have issued controversial pardons for individuals close to them—such as Bill Clinton's pardon of his half-brother, Roger Clinton, and Donald Trump's pardon of Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law Jared Kushner—President Biden's pardon of his son represents a direct use of presidential clemency for an immediate family member.

The pardon has ignited significant political controversy, with critics accusing President Biden of leveraging his executive authority to shield his son from legal consequences. Supporters, however, argue that the charges against Hunter Biden were politically motivated and that the pardon rectifies an injustice.

This development adds a complex layer to the ongoing discourse surrounding the use of presidential pardon powers, especially concerning immediate family members.

 

[dontwastetime]

Pardon jiu pardon ...can't be helped

Just that trump don't have immediate family that committed crime yet

 

[pushtopen]

Obvious abuse of power.
Hope trump over turn it then send both father and son to jail

Charles kushner and ambassador to France ring any bell

pot, kettle, black?

 

[pushtopen]

Pardon jiu pardon ...can't be helped
Just that trump don't have immediate family that committed crime yet

in 2020 he did, he pardoned and just appointed him as ambassador to France

see my earlier post

 

[whatheheck]

huh can suka suka lidat one ah

 

[pushtopen]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lis..._Donald_Trump#Supporters_and_political_allies

my man is running a full time pardon business

 

[XcoVar]

Biden can do it, so can Trump. Thereafter, Najib point fingers at both and said "If they can do it, why can't I?". And when Iswaran heard the news, he also wants to be pardon.

 

[Apparatus]

Later Trump takes over he'll sure to reopen the case against father and son