After reading why Hunter was prosecuted and sentenced all I can say is that it was a ‘trumped up charge ‘ I fear when TFG there will be many more. Biden did the right thing .
I agree. Everyone else just needs to get over yourself and move on. We know trump has a long laundry list of ppl he pardoned in his 1st term and will pardon this term. Flynn is rearing his ugly head now that he knows trump will be back.
One of the things about free will is that we’re allowed to change our minds. Given the hell that is about to be unleashed on the US come January, Biden did what he had to do, he pardoned his son. Using people’s relatives as political fodder is sick. GOP are masters at it. But Joe won this round.
Yes. Pardon Hunter. Once we push back the Maga wolves from raiding the chicken coop maybe then we can restart talks of trying to find compromise. But not until we back them off. Thinking one can make a wolf a domesticated animal who sit by our fire in our home near our children is just foolish.
Jacqueline Singh the Cybersecurity Lead of the 2020 Biden campaign has written a letter with grave concerns about the 2024 election and the need for a forensic audit
Me too. Nobody else who did the exact same things Hunter did would have been hounded & pursued the way he was. They’d be slapped with a fine & some community service. It was so obvious they were only pursuing him that hard to get to his father.
She won’t. Maga peeps don’t care about right and wrong. They care about winning. They wouldn’t fall if she did that but she would be thrown out in a collective effort from the guilty.
Oh but golly g everything done to Trump was well deserved. Do you guys hear yourselves? Do you hear how unbelievably out of touch and ridiculous you are?
And what about the many innocent people on death row? If he had truly meant to rectify the injustices of the legal system, he could have pardoned them as well.
Depends on the crimes. He could but also can't at the same time. You can't just pardon anyone like trump did. The death penalty shouldn't be a thing personally. The system needs to be fixed.
well, but the system isn't fixed yet. he has got a staff and there are organizations campaigning for the release of individuals. its not as if he has to do the research into each case himself. the system is broken, but those people are dead if you wait the system to be changed
That is the unfortunate truth. The need to apply for a pardon to my understanding as well. A lot needs to change in this country, and it unfortunately takes time, and people suffer for it. It is infuriating.
He ought to pardon all the people who have "committed the crime" of being here without permission. Pardon them all. Then when Turnip goes to deport them, they won't have any reason for it.
Also free Leonard Peltier.
And definitely stop giving bombs and billions to Israel for genocide.
I honestly don’t know how I feel about it. I do know it will not affect my life in the slightest. I can’t say that I blame Biden for doing it. He’s on his way out, and the Justice Department is about to be heavily weaponized. If it were my son, given the nature of the crime, I’d probably do it too.
I can just so easily see a Trump-fan prison guard and/or inmate killing Hunter as a present for Trump that I can't fault Biden for it. I don't have to like Hunter to see it was just too risky, esp for a man who's buried too many of his children.
same Mr takei. he did a great job serving the country and it is time for him to finally rest. we all wish him the very best, he brought us back from the trump decay,despite republican house interference. a hell of an accomplishment. god bless president Biden and Mrs Harris. true leadership
I'm pleased for the Biden family, and disturbed for the precedent for Trumplicans to use in a month. I am confused as to why the span of the pardon is all federal crimes over a decade. Looking at precedent, the Iran-Contra ordeal was about 2 years, and the pardons were limited to those crimes.
Now, if the country was still a real country, I would be against a president pardoning himself or his son. But Trump made it not a real country. He pardons all kinds of criminals and - for the first time in US History - himself. And he nominated a head of theFBI solely to prove a lie. For shame.
It would have only hurt Hunter Biden further if his father had not pardoned him, and President Biden would have regretted passing up the chance for the rest of his life. I am so glad he pardoned Hunter.
Glad to hear Joe pardoned Hunter. Who can blame him? God knows, come January the MAGA lunatics will be investigating and trying to prosecute all sorts of people connected to this admin
Fuck it right? It's not like he's a sitting felon president. Also, drug addiction sucks. Been there. You do a lot of things you aren't proud of. Better than r*p*ng children like the incoming administration. It's... gonna be really shitty.
Fuck those surrounding fascist appeasers. If he were more interested in administering Justice and less interested in appeasing Republicans, we might still have had a free country in January. Biden failed us. I hope they rot in hell, George.
SICKENING… Joe Biden to give Hunter Biden a full presidential pardon… Together the two, along w/ Joe's brother, Frank, have taken $30 MILLION in foreign bribes… All three should be in the penitentiary — behind bars for the REST OF THEIR LIVES.
Hunter’s conviction had absolutely nothing to do with bribes or businesses. This was a case that, having any other defendant, would not have resulted in jail time. And where is your evidence of foreign bribes?
Now Joe needs to give him a lifetime position in an anti-drug organization. Something really awesome to prove he is worth it and then some.
Maybe he can help junior to clean up.
It's SO enlightening reading just how many Americans, can deliberately & without conscience, close both their eyes & ears, whilst bleating "What Genocide?"
1. There is no genocide.
2. Any US president is supporting Israel
3. If hezballah didn't attack last year, this wouldn't have happened.
I'm going to create a new bank list of anyone calling it genocide. They are not targeting women and children
BINGO. We have almost as many goofballs on the left as they have on the right. This voting block is proud they cost Harris the state of Michigan...so they should be ready for the chaos that follows.
Sorry Keith, just the fact that you say Hezbollah attacked last year proves you are woefully misinformed on this subject. The mere idea that you would claim Israel doesn't target women and children when they ADMIT they do proves you need to sit down
Amen! Joe certainly has a pure heart and always does what he knows is right for the American people. He sees us all as human and I admire him for that. 🙏🏼
I’m so elated that President Biden chose to #PardonHunter 💙💙💙 It was the right thing to do! The GOP only went after Hunter to try and weaken Joe & his Presidency.
It also plays into the
“They are all THE SAME, ALL MAINSTREAM politicians!
We’ve had enough of them don’t bother voting! Or choose our new 👀 candidate” narrative
Musk/Brownstone Institute/AIER/ Koch narrative being pushed by “right wing libertarians” in USA & by Tufton Street/Farage/Reform in UK
I'm with you Sir! The MAGA meltdown saying no one above the law defines hypocrisy to a tee. We are about to watch the WH turn into criminal central and they're mad about Hunter. Dark Brandon is my favorite!
What part is undeserved? The crack smoking? The transporting hookers from DC to Delaware? The consultant feed paid by Ukraine for nothing in return but access to “The Big Guy”?
Glad Biden's able to negate his son's targeted victimization, but sadly it's just a small taste of one pathetic, insecure man's revenge campaign that's about to hit.
I'm sure that was a factor. Trump's picks to the Cabinet also show that he is going to make the 47th Presidency a "vengeance tour" and Hunter is going to be a big target.
I wanted to see Hunter face *reasonable* justice for his crimes. That ship has sailed. This is the least-unjust option.
I agree! Considering the Den of Thieves we will be living with the next 4 yrs (plus?), this pardon is highly appropriate. The Right has been harassing this family beyond measure, while turning a blind eye on their own transgressions.
It was a kangaroo court that convicted him. He didn’t deserve to be tried, let alone convicted. I hate Harris lost. She could have gone after those involved
You’ve got things twisted. Hunter did deserve to be tried. He went through due process. Congressional investigation was unnecessary.
VP Harris would NOT have gone after anyone had she been elected, that would be overreach. She would have appointed an Attorney General & let the DOJ do their jobs.
Nah, let’s be frank: Hunter committed a crime. He went through the justice system like he should have. His case was investigated and tried under his father’s Justice Department. He got his conviction fair and square. He’s just lucky he can get a pardon (over which I will not clutch my pearls).
So am I! That was the literal definition of a witch hunt. I hope the family can now move forward. Trying to sabotage an addict’s recovery is truly the lowest of the low.
Wrong take, IMO. This cedes moral high ground and proves the average voter that politicians all say one thing and do another, regardless of ilk. This is sad and the wrong move.
Any one else and they would not have pursued the case, which was the original recommendation. They deviated from normal protocol because he was Biden's son.
Absolutely! I also hope @joebidenpresident.bsky.social uses every single legal tool available to him to protect our country from the Orange Voldemort & his fascist MAGA thugs until midnight on January 19, 2025. 🇺🇲💙
I'm done with ppl griping "Why doesn't Joe do this or that?" He's been doing IT for 12 years straight. He just doesn't stand on a podium bragging about it every minute of the day. I think he has done more than enough.
I have complicated feelings about this, but the ones most outraged by it have turned a blind eye to their party leaders acting 1000x worse...it's a strange but expected reaction
If Trump can pardon his son-in-law's dad and a skank like Stone, then by all means, pardon Hunter. Although if I had my druthers, no president could pardon anyone personally connected, relative-friend-colleauge. But hey, goose gander.
Nothing say ambassador to France like a convicted felon who was convicted of illegal campaign contributions, tax evasion, and witness tampering after hiring a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, arranging to record a sexual encounter between the two, and sending the tape to his sister sister.
I was reminded that he had a plea deal in the works, a deal similar to those with like kind cases, and trump’s folks stepped in to quash it. Why? To get AT President Biden.
This is why many of us don’t care that he changed his mind on not pardoning his son. We know what will likely happen to him. If this were a common charge that many were incarcerated for, I would get it. That’s not the case. The sabotage of his plea deal is obviously a political move.
I would love, if on his way out, He pardons Hunter, and Pardons Himself, his Cabinet, Family members, and members of the press for all crimes real and imaginary.
Especially the imaginary, because it will tie the Maga Congress into knots with not having anyone to hold fake trials against.
Now if Biden can just PARDON the 15 million people for entering US illegally, maybe that would prevent Don-the-Con's mass deportation plans.... and we can all get back to business as usual.
Republicans had no real proof and it was a witch hunt to distract people. They were only targeting him because he was Biden's son. President Trump pardoned his son in law in his first term.
Trump pardoned his son in laws father, but that is beside the point. It was the justice system (not the GOP) that tried Hunter, he pled guilty, he should face the consequences
Trump was found guilty of paying off a hooker with hush money from donors, 34 felonies related to his failed university. Has multiple rape allegations. Lost a defamation suit. When is he going to face consequences?
They would never do anything like that. Remember, government, is still government. They're all in this crap together. As much as they want to claim they're opposite sides, they're not. If they were, Biden would've removed trumps tax plan in 2020 and the tariffs trump did in 2018.
Nah. Cohen did so much bad stuff for Dump, that he‘s got whatever it is coming 😤 I don’t believe his crocodile tears for a minute. He’s not a good guy, people, just a turncoat because at the time he believed that it would benefit him.
He doesn’t need to. SCOTUS gave them all immunity from prosecution in their official acts. As they haven’t been tried or convicted of any crimes, giving a blanket immunity would just give Trump the green light to do the same…clearing the way for them to perform actual crimes.
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Maybe?
“I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him,” the president said in June.
More at the link
https://www.hackingbutlegal.com/p/letter-to-president-biden-and-vice
Biden applied US law.
Also free Leonard Peltier.
And definitely stop giving bombs and billions to Israel for genocide.
Then cannot be touched even after he leaves.
Maybe he can help junior to clean up.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25428922-statement-from-president-joe-biden
It's SO enlightening reading just how many Americans, can deliberately & without conscience, close both their eyes & ears, whilst bleating "What Genocide?"
"He DeSeRvEs pEaCe"
He deserves to rot in hell.
2. Any US president is supporting Israel
3. If hezballah didn't attack last year, this wouldn't have happened.
I'm going to create a new bank list of anyone calling it genocide. They are not targeting women and children
🎄🎅Happy Holidays!🎄🎅
This, however fair it may be in fact
Legitimises the false pardoning of Trump of himself when he gets in.
Very bad optics & will
make it harder for Democrats to criticise the excesses and pardoning that Trump will do.
“They are all THE SAME, ALL MAINSTREAM politicians!
We’ve had enough of them don’t bother voting! Or choose our new 👀 candidate” narrative
Musk/Brownstone Institute/AIER/ Koch narrative being pushed by “right wing libertarians” in USA & by Tufton Street/Farage/Reform in UK
Just wondering your thoughts.
I wanted to see Hunter face *reasonable* justice for his crimes. That ship has sailed. This is the least-unjust option.
VP Harris would NOT have gone after anyone had she been elected, that would be overreach. She would have appointed an Attorney General & let the DOJ do their jobs.
If it's gonna be a shit show anyway, might as well get the bag.
Also a screenshot of one very good point! The absolute hypocrisy of not only the far reich, but also the left right now. 🤦♀️
Especially the imaginary, because it will tie the Maga Congress into knots with not having anyone to hold fake trials against.
Half of this Country voted for Traitor Trump and will get what they voted for.
Meanwhile The Biden family has earned the right to go live in peace. Joe Biden has done so much good for us all.
MAGAts rn 🤣