As though Trump hasn’t pardoned war criminals, violent offenders, family, and friends…
And as if he hasn’t used the Justice system to go after his foes the first time he was in office, through Republicans during Biden‘s administration and campaigning to continue with the same.
I’m waiting for people to start blaming Biden’s pardon of Hunter for Trump’s pardoning of people during his first administration. “Trump knew what Biden would do and that gave him the green light to pardon Roger Stone and Jared’s dad”
Chumpy pardoned several undeserving individuals when he was in office last time. Manafort, Bannon, Flynn, Kushner SR, Papadopoulos, Stone to name a few. The hypocrisy is continuously amazing! Chumpy does what he pleases and is NEVER held accountable, basically his election win was his pardon too.
Exactly. I'm glad Biden pardoned his son. Trump has established that there are no guardrails, so I hope Joe ties everything in a thousand knots before he leaves.
In Monday response, special counsel David C. Weiss said the federal government opposes the request to dismiss Hunter Biden’s indictment, arguing that even when a defendant is pardoned by the president, no law or governing rule requires that the charges against that defendant be dismissed.
Yes, absolutely. If he tried to find dirt on Hunter during first term, and was willing to stop military aid to Ukraine for that, full pardon was the only option. Trumpist didn’t play by the law and rules from the beginning.
DID ALREADY! Does everyone forget all the traitorous treason weasels FRUMP already pardoned in his first term? maybe Frump set the bar for pardoning, which Biden just decided to take a page from his book and he has full presidential immunity to do anyway! OMG the hypocrisy is choking me to death!
Right? Like the first round of pardons wasn’t enough. Maybe Trump wouldn’t pardon his own sons because they have nothing to give him but Biden did it out of love (and fairness).
Exactly, it’s just algorithmic outrage farming at its finest. The audience eats it up, so of course, it keeps happening—same playbook, different platform.
2/n…sure that the hostage wouldn’t be unjustly held, harassed or used as a bargaining chip by the enemy.
That’s why Biden did what he did. Because no US Citizen, even one who committed crimes, should have to endure persecution or harassment at the hands of a despot.
And that is where we are.
And not to put too fine a point on it, but that’s what the future holds—for Hunter Biden, and for anyone who comes within range of the fury of our would-be king.
Completely agree—it’s exhausting to even witness such arguments. Honestly, it’s sad to think how limited someone’s perspective must be to put that out there.
I believe Biden meant it when he stated that he would not pardon Hunter; I think that remained the case until KP was nominated to head the FBI. I also think Trump wanted exactly this outcome, and that is one of the reasons KP was his pick: the destruction of norms by both sides.
I’d love to see Biden commute sentences for non violent trespassers who have publicly stated their remorse and continue to do so. While leaving the violent ones to Trump.
How about democrats playing the same way that MAGA does?
I’m so happy that Pres Biden pardoned Hunter. I was afraid he wouldn’t.
Democrats need to do what they need to do though. Playing by the rules is sooo last year.
If there's a way to blame decent Democrats for Trump's sociopathy, it will be done. Always.
President Biden could save a human from being shot in the middle of Fifth Avenue and be blamed for tying up traffic.
Until he does it and doesn't just say it we can stop it like the foreign leaders have been doing. Understand the dynamics, trigger them, watch Trump fail again. His tariffs have already launched trade war 2. There are real people hurting BEFORE Trump has money to help.
Since his threats Mexico didn't just say no to Trump, they are working on a deal to increase car exports to China. They belong to a rules- based trade commission giving them preferable access to trans indo-pacific partners. Canada just finished chairing the Commission.
As one of the longest serving western leaders he is seeing the result of his work to expand Canada's trade since Trump 1. The UK PM told Trump they will choose the EU if Trump forces him to choose between the US and the EU.
China just announced new agri deals with Brazil and Argentina after Trump's threats. The Russian currency is cratering over UKR and Georgia. No withdrawals allowed.
By making threats now there is nothing he can do to help those feeling the pain. He has not won a single battle yet. Do you think he can handle them everywhere he turns?
Not looking forward to the versions of denial to come when he is actually doing the things he said he would that they all denied by saying that he actually meant X thing and here's Y
He was already pardoning all the J6 rioters, so if Hunter Biden had beat up capital police with flags and shit in the capital he would be worthy of the pardon? Hypocrites!
In Monday response, special counsel David C. Weiss said the federal government opposes the request to dismiss Hunter Biden’s indictment, arguing that even when a defendant is pardoned by the president, no law or governing rule requires that the charges against that defendant be dismissed.
I’m sick of watching Trump do whatever the hell he wants with no repercussions. The high road isn’t working. I’m glad Joe pardoned Hunter. Let ‘em clutch those pearls.
The combative dissonance people must have to think anything would/will constrain Trump is off the charts.
That man publicly breaks the norms and the law regularly.
Everyone whining about about one particular pardon in a sea of crazy pardons (see Clinton's pardon of Epstein and basically all of Trump's pardons) can work to amend the U.S. Constitution and curtail presidential powers. How about that?
Where was the in-depth analysis over all the threats he made to our system of democracy by the pearl clutching media? Lost in a tsunami of vital reporting on Biden’s Peloton, dog, sneakers, debate performance and on and on. They can all go pound sand today.
The only thing Biden should have done differently is say "I hadn't planned to pardon Hunter, but seeing is how the incoming administration, including FBI and DOJ, are being filled not by merit, but by loyalty to revenge, I decided 4 years was enough for one person to be the target of harassment."
Nah … He should say, “I am 82 as the press has repeatedly told you, I am leaving and evil people are replacing my administration. Screw everybody! Hunter is innocent!” 😈😈
Exactly!!! Biden’s pardon changes absolutely nothing. Trump was always going to pardon the J6 folks, and all hi co-conspirators and already pardoned Stone, Flynn, and Manafort. And is already dolling out positions like party favors
Best case scenario, Trump fucks up enough republican’s lives that they decide they hate him too.
Then maybe we can get 40 years or so of peace until everyone has to learn the same stupid lessons all over again. History always repeats itself.
I’m thrilled he did it - and I’m furious with democrats landing on him for it. I wonder how long it will be before there’s a strong movement to the Independent Party with a Democratic Socialist platform…
Trump is going to Trump. He never cared about optics or precedent. The narrative is again holding Biden to a standard that no one has ever expected from Trump
The biggest reason they are pissed of is he just took away their biggest target and shiny object to dangle in front of everyone to distract them from the real issues. What do you think he's going to do when Coke Head Don Jr. is busted. Where was the outrage over pardons for Roger Stone and the like?
Exactly, they’re angry because their favorite distraction is gone. And you’re so right—where was this outrage when Trump was pardoning people like Roger Stone? Hypocrisy at its finest.
People!!, When are we just going to accept the fact that EVERYTHING is our fault?!? Every single thing that trump does. No matter how stupid,or childish, how horrific,or mind-bogglingly insane,it's always someone else's fault!! We on the left are the someone else.
It is the way black ppl are treated, most be pure can't be imperfect or human if a victim better to be a noble victim never fight back, can't be a victim if you weren't pure. I have long felt the Media hates the Dem party because the base of the party is black so the whole party gets treated black.
Exactly…oh what…now Trump can do a bunch of terrible stuff because Biden pardoned his son? Oh please. You mean the stuff he’s already been doing? Yeah, so afraid we opened a Pandora’s box. NOT.
Biden was acting like the loving father that he is. I have zero problems with that since Trump would have done everything to throw him in prison for life on the basis of nothing at all.
Now we don’t need to scratch our heads about why we lost. It’s the establishment not understanding the rules don’t exist anymore. We need to make the world a better place with new rules.
Trump has already abused power and he’s going to do everything possible to abuse the powers of his office in the future. No matter what any previous presidents have done or not done, it won’t matter. A sociopath doesn’t look to other people as guides for their behavior. They lack empathy.
“Now Trump can finally exploit the federal government to punish his enemies and pardon every ghoul that was loyal to him, because he TOTALLY wasn’t going to do that to begin with and has never done that before!”
Trump has not only been campaigning on it, he has a track record from his first term. People complaining that Biden has given Trump a freebie haven't been paying attention for 8 years.
It’s amazing (one word for it) that Democrats and those holier than thou NEVER learn. The sanctimonious word babble is mind boggling. Chose family over country. Thank God he didn’t do “the right thing.”
There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Hunter Biden would have received the harshest sentence possible and very possibly would have not survived. Remember Epstein. President Biden deserves to have his son safely out of reach well before Jan. 20.
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And as if he hasn’t used the Justice system to go after his foes the first time he was in office, through Republicans during Biden‘s administration and campaigning to continue with the same.
Save it.
Incarcerations and/or executions of all threats, past/present, real or imagined start January 20
it is facile response
& a false equivalency
They can gtfo here with that shit
They always need to be the victim and always need an excuse.
If Hunter Biden were any random US Citizen held hostage in an enemy dictatorship, a President would do whatever he could to make …1/n
That’s why Biden did what he did. Because no US Citizen, even one who committed crimes, should have to endure persecution or harassment at the hands of a despot.
And that is where we are.
I feel sad for how scary life must be for someone with such limited capacity that they would put that out there.
I suspect it came from his boss
I’m so happy that Pres Biden pardoned Hunter. I was afraid he wouldn’t.
Democrats need to do what they need to do though. Playing by the rules is sooo last year.
President Biden could save a human from being shot in the middle of Fifth Avenue and be blamed for tying up traffic.
Now WE can.
It's time to normalize not giving a fuck about performative outrage.
That man publicly breaks the norms and the law regularly.
it is very good 😊
Then maybe we can get 40 years or so of peace until everyone has to learn the same stupid lessons all over again. History always repeats itself.
I like it
They'll be angry for a cycle, but Hunter was always a political casualty, on trumped up charges. (Excuse the pun)
I’m so done with people acting like this enables Trump AT ALL.
He already did it before, and yes he’ll do it again. And that has nothing to do with Hunter at all.
How tf is everything Biden's fault?
From January 30, 2022!
—dumb shit I’m already tired of hearing
https://bsky.app/profile/carolbrozman.bsky.social/post/3lcdzh3re4c2w
Two words: Al Franken.
None of us are starting January 6