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elleng

(136,833 posts)
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 07:49 PM Dec 1

Biden Issues a 'Full and Unconditional Pardon' of His Son Hunter Biden

Source: NYT

Biden Issues a ‘Full and Unconditional Pardon’ of His Son Hunter Biden
The pardon comes weeks before President Biden leaves office and transfers power to President-elect Donald J. Trump, who spent years attacking Hunter Biden over his legal and personal issues.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/us/politics/biden-issues-a-full-and-unconditional-pardon-of-his-son-hunter-biden.html



"The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” Mr. Biden said in the statement. “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong.”
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Biden Issues a 'Full and Unconditional Pardon' of His Son Hunter Biden (Original Post) elleng Dec 1 OP
BREAKING: Biden pardons Hunter LetMyPeopleVote Dec 1 #1
Good...he should have zero fucks left to give NNguyenMD Dec 1 #2
Yea. kacekwl Dec 1 #3
Good! I was hoping he would do that! skylucy Dec 1 #4
This makes total sense. Jacson6 Dec 1 #5
Here is the full pardon LetMyPeopleVote Dec 1 #6
👏 Deuxcents Dec 1 #7
Thank you Joe! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 1 #8
Good. Happy to know Hunter won't end up in prison. Fla Dem Dec 1 #9
GOOD. Now we sit back and watch the media SCREAM bloody murder CousinIT Dec 1 #10
Finally! LearnedHand Dec 1 #11
This is great news!! Talitha Dec 1 #12
Yes! I know the decision was hard because Joe is such a decent person, Earthrise Dec 1 #13
This makes me so happy. Autumn Dec 1 #14
The only good news I've seen since Nov 5th. nt yaesu Dec 1 #15
I would do the same jimmy z Dec 1 #16
Which liars amongst us would not do the same? JoseBalow Dec 1 #17

Jacson6

(840 posts)
5. This makes total sense.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 07:55 PM
Dec 1

Trump & the BOP would have given him diesel therapy for months because of he is the son of. IMHO.

CousinIT

(10,484 posts)
10. GOOD. Now we sit back and watch the media SCREAM bloody murder
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:04 PM
Dec 1

Though they were accommodating, silent, made excuses for and normalized all the ILLEGAL and shady SHIT Trump did.

Goddamned sanewashing sentries of fascism.

Earthrise

(15,718 posts)
13. Yes! I know the decision was hard because Joe is such a decent person,
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:16 PM
Dec 1

but the way Hunter has been treated has been savage.

I’m glad to know that with the heat off of Hunter, his partner and children will be more safe.

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