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CNNThe countrys divergent possible paths under President Joe Biden or presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump were highlighted in the way both men, their families and their political operations reacted to the twin trials and verdicts.
Biden made no effort to interfere in the prosecution of his son Hunter with either his executive authority or with the media megaphone of his office. He allowed his own Justice Department to secure a guilty verdict Tuesday that could result in jail time for the recovering addict and hurt his own 2024 campaign. I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal, the president said after the jury found his son guilty of lying on a federal background check form and possessing a gun while addicted to, or using, illegal drugs. He has already said he wont pardon his son. In his first reaction to the verdict, Hunter Biden didnt attack the judge or prosecutors, simply saying he was grateful for the love and support of his family and blessed to be clean again.
The Bidens comportment contrasted with Trumps reaction to his own trial and conviction nearly two weeks ago in his hush money case. The ex-president lashed out at witnesses, prosecutors, jurors and the judge. He claimed that this was done by (the) Biden administration in order to wound or hurt a political opponent. He blasted a rigged decision, despite the fact the Justice Department was not involved in the case brought by the Manhattan district attorney. Since then, Trump has been warning hed use presidential powers to punish his political opponents and bend the legal system to his will.
Lead story. So much for "the media is going to play up the conviction to help Trump" conspiracy theories.
Orrex
(63,871 posts)Unless Hunter had been acquitted, of course.
But I am seeing lots of online comments like "Hunter was convicted because he was guilty. Trump was convicted because he's the victim of persecution."
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)Orrex
(63,871 posts)I misread the subject line to infer that CNNs story shatters Trumps persecution narrative, which continues apace.
But I suppose it provides a brief Gotcha! moment, and thats whats really important in all of this.
SocialDemocrat61
(2,601 posts)That had to sting!
Scrivener7
(52,281 posts)dutch777
(3,380 posts)...the righties. Lord knows Trump pardoned the scum of the earth and Hunter made a host of bad choices was not evil in intent.
OneGrassRoot
(23,384 posts)They were sharing a fabricated statement which looked like a Trump statement. The messaging of Trump "saving Hunter Biden" from gun-related charges was playing well with them. smh (Of course, the rest of the statement was the typical Hunter and his dad are the worst criminals in history narrative.
His father, one of our worst presidents, is more concerned with making the gun control people happy, so he wont have the courage to step in here and help Hunter, reads another excerpt. Dont worry, Joe I will Save your son after I get elected for the third time!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/06/11/trump-statement-fabricated-hunter-biden-verdict/74063495007/
gab13by13
(24,514 posts)but it did give me a chuckle.
Johnny2X2X
(21,388 posts)Scrambling to find one. They'll probably just forget it and move on.
sop
(11,078 posts)"Several prominent Republicans said they were not impressed by the guilty verdict against President Joe Bidens son on Tuesday, complaining that the government should have busted him for worse crimes."
'This trial has been nothing more than a distraction from the real crimes of the Biden Crime Family, which has raked in tens of millions of dollars from China, Russia and Ukraine,' Karoline Leavitt, a spokesperson for Donald Trumps Republican presidential campaign, said in reaction to the verdict."
"Republicans still found a way to make that argument by suggesting the gun charges were actually a cover-up."
"Stephen Miller, a former adviser in Trumps White House, promoted the conspiracy theory that Joe Biden is pulling strings at the Justice Department and had orchestrated charges that didnt implicate the president himself in any wrongdoing."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hunter-biden-guilty-verdict-republican-complaints_n_66689cdce4b0aaaa67a8c9c3
LAS14
(14,413 posts)I can't see how anyone who has followed both of these court stories could fail to see that Biden would be the far better leader for our country.
Well.... I am getting a glimmer of seeing. I can imagine hard-core Trumpists scoffing about Biden's not stepping in and "being strong" for his son.
Just two totally different world views out there. Like Rachel says, Earth 1 and Earth 2.