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THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali: Please Spare Me All Hypocritical Outrage Over Hunter Biden's Pardon [View all]
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali - Please Spare Me All Hypocritical Outrage Over Hunter Biden's Pardon
The same movement that supports and celebrates a criminal, vulgarian insurrectionist who pardons his criminal friends now feigns outrage. Here's me playing the world's smallest violin.
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali
Dec 01, 2024
Predictably, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden who was scheduled to be sentenced later this month for his trumped-up conviction on federal gun charges. He also was set to be sentenced on tax evasion charges. The only thing remotely surprising or controversial about this decision is that initially President Biden said he would not interfere with the criminal justice system. Both Republicans and Democrats have used political pardons in the past to help their friends and family members fail up in life.
I mean, we just have to look at Donald Trump. This man is a convicted criminal who incited a violent insurrection, stole and kept confidential documents, tried to interfere in our elections, was held liable for sexual assault and defamation, and committed fraud through his business organization, university, and charity.
Trump voters don’t care.
This is a man who pardoned his co-conspirators, including some of the vile, unrepentant individuals, such as Steve Bannon, Mike Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort.
Trump voters don’t care.
This is a man who pardoned war criminal Eddie Gallagher, who murdered a detained prisoner of war and was criticized and condemned by his SEALs and described as “freaking evil.”
Trump voters don’t care.
Trump has given cabinet positions to criminals he has pardoned, including his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner, who was just appointed as Ambassador to France despite having no qualifications.
Trump voters don’t care.
Republican leaders follow their leader. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who is chomping on the bit to run for President once Trump kicks the bucket, recently pardoned Daniel Perry, who murdered a BLM protestor and was convicted by a jury of his peers. Trump voters don’t care. Missouri Governor Mike Parsons pardoned the McCloskeys, who illegally aimed guns at peaceful BLM protestors.
Again, Trump voters don’t care.
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The same movement that supports and celebrates a criminal, vulgarian insurrectionist who pardons his criminal friends now feigns outrage. Here's me playing the world's smallest violin.
THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat Ali
Dec 01, 2024
Predictably, President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden who was scheduled to be sentenced later this month for his trumped-up conviction on federal gun charges. He also was set to be sentenced on tax evasion charges. The only thing remotely surprising or controversial about this decision is that initially President Biden said he would not interfere with the criminal justice system. Both Republicans and Democrats have used political pardons in the past to help their friends and family members fail up in life.
I mean, we just have to look at Donald Trump. This man is a convicted criminal who incited a violent insurrection, stole and kept confidential documents, tried to interfere in our elections, was held liable for sexual assault and defamation, and committed fraud through his business organization, university, and charity.
Trump voters don’t care.
This is a man who pardoned his co-conspirators, including some of the vile, unrepentant individuals, such as Steve Bannon, Mike Flynn, Roger Stone, and Paul Manafort.
Trump voters don’t care.
This is a man who pardoned war criminal Eddie Gallagher, who murdered a detained prisoner of war and was criticized and condemned by his SEALs and described as “freaking evil.”
Trump voters don’t care.
Trump has given cabinet positions to criminals he has pardoned, including his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner, who was just appointed as Ambassador to France despite having no qualifications.
Trump voters don’t care.
Republican leaders follow their leader. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who is chomping on the bit to run for President once Trump kicks the bucket, recently pardoned Daniel Perry, who murdered a BLM protestor and was convicted by a jury of his peers. Trump voters don’t care. Missouri Governor Mike Parsons pardoned the McCloskeys, who illegally aimed guns at peaceful BLM protestors.
Again, Trump voters don’t care.
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