POTUS gonna pardon HUNTER!!!

[elleng]

per MSNBC.

[Dem4life1234]

1. As he should!

[walkingman]

2. Hope so....

[Blaukraut]

3. Good!

Looks like Joe has no fucks left to give. I'm glad to see it.

[Silent Type]

4. All for it.

[Paladin]

5. Good. (nt)

[Initech]

6. Ha ha! Fuck you Hannity!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. GOOD!!!!

[Dennis Donovan]

8. NBC News - President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

NBC News - President Biden set to issue a pardon of his son Hunter Biden

The president is expected to announce his decision Sunday night, according to a senior White House official.

Dec. 1, 2024, 7:16 PM EST
By Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.

The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Biden’s Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.

The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Biden’s gun charges conviction and guilty plea, the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.

The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday.

/snip

[Dulcinea]

89. It's a giant middle finger to the McFelon.

And all the sycophants associated with him. President Biden is all out of fucks to give. More power to him.

[Takket]

9. prediction: the media will throw 10x the fit over this than ANYTHING drumpf does

BOTH SIDES! BOTH SIDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as if Biden "setting an example" would have "stopped" drumpf from all the bullshit he is going to do.

[Dem4life1234]

15. The hypocritical conman is a real piece of s..

If he tries to pardon those cavemen who attacked the Capitol and beat up cops , yet turns around and whines about criminal immigrants. I despise him with every fiber of my being.



Law and order party, my ass!

[MustLoveBeagles]

35. You can count on it

[hadEnuf]

59. The media can shove it.

n/t

[Frasier Balzov]

10. No reason not to at this point.

Only the possibility of regret for failing to have done it.

[a kennedy]

11. DAMN RIGHT HE SHOULD. 45+ IS gonna pardon the gawd damn Jan6 rioters......

So Joe HAS GOT TO PARDON Hunter.

[mountain grammy]

12. As he should

And commute Leonard Peltier.

[bluestarone]

13. AWESOME!!

[dalton99a]

14. Also people who worked on the impeachments, J6 committee, and Jack Smith team

The country owes them a debt of gratitude

Give them a pardon

[Dem4life1234]

17. Yes!

He needs to blanket pardon every single one of those true patriots!


They are the true patriots who put country first!

[dalton99a]

24. +1. They shouldn't be bankrupt by legal fees fighting Kash Patel's thugs

[SunSeeker]

37. YES!

Fuck Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.

[wnylib]

49. Yes! Absolutely. Blanket pardons for all of them.

[hadEnuf]

60. Everybody who didn't vote for Trump should get a pardon.

[soandso]

66. None of them are charged with anything to pardon

[LudwigPastorius]

73. They did nothing wrong. Preemptively pardoning them feeds Trump's narrative that the investigation was...

some kind of extra-legal witch hunt.

If Trump sics his DOJ on them, it will be a pain in the ass for them, but I seriously doubt that any convictions would be forthcoming. I'd also bet that there will be plenty of people stepping up to help them pay their legal bills.

(I'm also racking my brain to imagine what possible crimes the Trump mob could charge them with.)

[bucolic_frolic]

16. It is something he must do

because you cannot trust the 47 administration to be anything other than vindictive.

[choie]

18. Wonderful news!

N/t

[kimbutgar]

19. Excellent

I was hoping he would !


Because the orange Hitler would have him sent to jail as retribution.

[nolabear]

20. I'll bet he's sad about it.

Not because it’s not right, but in a reasonable world he wouldn’t have to in order to protect him from the monsters.

[a kennedy]

27. and Joe Biden, IS one of the most honorable men, OUTSIDE of being POTUS, EVER.

He just had to do the pardon, he just HAD to.

[nolabear]

56. Agree. And it's heartening for us who feel stomped on.

[dutch777]

21. Please! Don't leave him dangling for the Trump DOJ to persecute. I get Joe's reticence but it's ok Joe!

I get Joe is a rule of law guy at his heart and by not intervening on Hunter's behalf before is duly noted that Joe was stand up. If you had been reelected, maybe let it play out. But not now.

[brer cat]

22. I'm sure he struggled with that decision

but I think he made the right call.

[Biophilic]

23. Good. It's what should be done and I'm glad he's doing it.

The so called honorable way is no longer the sane and safe way. Times have changed. I’m glad Joe had realized that.

[badhair77]

25. Good.

When you look at the cronies that trump pardoned then this should be fine. And one was his daughter’s FIL and now he gave him an ambassadorship. A pardon for Hunter is fine with me.

[wendyb-NC]

28. Good news, for sure

[AverageOldGuy]

29. MSNBC "according to senior White House official"

https://www.msnbc.com/live

Goddam I hope he pardons Hunter. And I hope he issues pre-emptive pardons for (1) everyone who had anything to do with the Jan 6 committee, (2) Jack Smith and his entire crew, (3) Pelosi, Schumer, and all other prominent Democrats, (4) himself and his staff, (5) VP Harris and her staff, (6) all his cabinet members especially Garland and DHS Secty as well as FBI Director, Dr, Faucy, . . . anyone I left out?

And I hope Trump chokes on it and falls dead!!!!

[ecstatic]

30. good. nt

[Solly Mack]

31. Good

[FloridaBlues]

32. Very good. Was hoping he would.

[Demobrat]

33. Thank god.

Hunter has paid a high enough price for being the son of the POTUS. No more.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

34. BREAKING: Biden pardons Hunter

This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

36. YESSS... enough IS enough!!

[barbtries]

38. I'm thankful for that.

for all the whining and bitching about witch hunts by TCFSF, republicans have gone after Hunter ferociously and made him pay consequences well above the level of his wrongdoing.

[MustLoveBeagles]

39. Good

I'm glad he changed his mind about this. Hunter has suffered enough.

[Mr.Bill]

40. This is good.

I would have done the same thing. I hope I wake up tomorrow morning and find this at the top of the greatest list on the home page.

[SYFROYH]

41. Doesn't sit well with me, but it's probably not a big deal

Bill Clinton pardoned his brother and no one cared.

[aurora the great]

55. I am confused?.

What does not sit well with you. I am curious about this, but will say no more.

[SYFROYH]

87. I dislike when pardons appear to be based on personal relationships

I get it. It happens and Hunter was political football, but it wasn’t like he didn’t do what he was accused of.


In general, I’ve not liked the way Joe and party handlers handled the Hunter Biden problem, but it will soon be water under the bridge as we deal with much bigger issues.

[hadEnuf]

69. I feel your pain.

But it bothers me more when a 34x convicted felon, a sexaul assaulter and insurrectionist who stole classified US nuclear secrets not only gets away with it, but gets rewarded with the most powerful position in the world.

Hunter Biden was the real witch hunt.

[Meowmee]

42. I am glad he has done that or will

Lots of other people need pardons as well. If it can be done in advance of possible charges. You don’t know how bad things are going to get here and you have a lunatic who is out for revenge. However if things deteriorate a lot even a pardon won’t be enough.

[electric_blue68]

43. President Biden's statement made sense. So, good!

[mvd]

44. K&R

I wanted that very much!

[moniss]

45. The reality is that once Donald Crumb

gets inaugurated the danger to Hunter's life if he stays in prison becomes even higher. There is nothing this crowd will not do.

[skylucy]

46. Good!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

47. Here is the full pardon

Link to tweet

[MichMan]

48. Wonder what happened to make him change his mind like that?

The administration stated multiple times he wouldn't be pardoned.

[Xipe Totec]

52. No downside. nt

[MLWR]

57. 48. Wonder what happened to make him change his mind like that?

DonOld john dump happened. And the idiots, imbeciles, morons, crooks, corrupt opportunists, vengeful scum he is putting in his fucked up excuse for a cabinet happened.

[Polybius]

63. I don't think he changed his mind at all, he was always gonna pardon him

He just couldn't do it before the election, and I totally get that. I am all for the pardon.

[RandiFan1290]

84. How mad are you?

[Seeking Serenity]

50. Go a step further, Mr President

On January 19, 2025, issue a commutation for every person in federal prisons.

Make the private prison companies bankrupt!

[Xipe Totec]

51. Good on both of them. nt

[soandso]

67. Hmm. That's a question I've never heard posed before

[madaboutharry]

54. I'm glad for Hunter.

Let people throw a fit. That prosecution was complete bullshit.

All the best to Hunter as he works every day in his recovery.

[xocetaceans]

58. Good. That is excellent news. n/t

[AllaN01Bear]

61. after all the people trump pardoned . he should pardon hunter . what a farce that was . cue the exploding heads .

ka boom a.

[Polybius]

65. Welcome to DU

Enjoy your stay.

[AllaN01Bear]

64. cue the talking heads exploding.

[kevink077]

68. MAGAs irate LOL

They seem to care about “rule of law” now. Hahaha

[Demobrat]

74. So what?

Why should Biden play by the rules when the rules went out the window in 2016?

[kevink077]

75. I am glad they are irate...

I take pleasure in it. Not sure why you infer I am suggesting Biden play by the rules..

[Stinky The Clown]

70. EXCELLENT NEWS !!!!!

Given where we are, it is the right thing to do.

[GoCubsGo]

71. Glad to hear it!

Hope he follows it up with a blanket pardon for every last one of the people the MAGAts are targeting.

[Lunabell]

72. Now do Leonard Peltier!!

[iluvtennis]

76. That's awesome news! It's as it should be especially after the prosecutors had agreed to a deal and later

reneged on it because of pressure from the rethugs.

[Tweedy]

77. Good!

It is long past time this political persecution ended.

[calimary]

78. EXCELLENT!!!

That’s such great AND welcome news! I was hoping it would happen before Joe Biden left office.

I’m relieved!

[Blue_Tires]

79. Trumpers about to have an epic meltdown 😅

[Buttoneer]

80. Great! Merrick Garland essentially pardoned Trump with his foot dragging.

[Baitball Blogger]

81. It was the right thing to do,

[Saoirse9]

82. First good news in weeks! Excellent! n/t

[simplemistake]

83. I see a few

trolls that are upset at this news. I'm getting a good laugh at the one who is pretending he OPPOSES trolling.

[egduj]

85. President Biden knows family comes first. Good for him.

[lark]

86. He so needed to do this, for the family and for decency sake.

The prosecution was total bullshit!

[Groundhawg]

88. Biden should pardon Hunter, But I wish he hadn't said he wouldn't .

[townie]

90. It was a questionable prosecution anywho; good