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****Breaking ****Joe pardoned Hunter (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2024 OP
he should pardon every registered democrat as well nt msongs Dec 2024 #1
Good point! Dem4life1234 Dec 2024 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Dec 2024 #2
I wouldn't under normal circumstances, but we're in a whole new ball game here. No telling what Trump would do. GPV Dec 2024 #6
Exactly. B.See Dec 2024 #10
Post removed Post removed Dec 2024 #14
Oooooohhhhhh political capital! Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2024 #16
Exactly. What political capital. We lost congress and the WH, and the SC is gone for probably a generation. JohnSJ Dec 2024 #33
Wtf. Sacrifice his son because his political opponents want a harsh penalty that no other person would have JohnSJ Dec 2024 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Dec 2024 #25
"Does it ever get cold up there on the moral high ground?" Lady Violet. niyad Dec 2024 #28
I hope you are kidding, because Hunter was treated unlike anyone else for the same violations only because he JohnSJ Dec 2024 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Dec 2024 #20
we lost congress and the WH. Democrats aren't in control of anything. The county elected a fascist, racist, sexist, JohnSJ Dec 2024 #27
TY for Explaining all that.. smh. There was an OP yesterday Cha Dec 2024 #67
Exactly Cha +++ JohnSJ Dec 2024 #82
The rules have changed. Camelot is truly dead. Biophilic Dec 2024 #36
Like any republican gives a crap about what "democratic lawmakers" TBF Dec 2024 #38
and may I add Skittles Dec 2024 #64
Trump will pardon all the Jan 6 thugs Skittles Dec 2024 #24
In this new age of politics, I do. In It to Win It Dec 2024 #37
You're pretending that, "political capital", Grown2Hate Dec 2024 #40
BREAKING: Biden pardons Hunter LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #3
Excellent statement. LisaM Dec 2024 #8
Well done, Mr. President. (nt) Paladin Dec 2024 #35
❤️ my President Biden claudette Dec 2024 #79
He should have held this until just as Trump was walking in....steal some news time from the loathsome one. dutch777 Dec 2024 #4
He had to time it ahead of his son's sentencing this week. So it's good timing. ancianita Dec 2024 #26
Good! RandySF Dec 2024 #5
GREAT! B.See Dec 2024 #7
Good. I'm glad Horse with no Name Dec 2024 #9
Yay! LisaL Dec 2024 #12
Gonna be fun watching Fox and the MAGA psychos' heads explode! Initech Dec 2024 #15
Eat shit, Hannity! Initech Dec 2024 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Doodley Dec 2024 #18
Did you not think that he would have done that regardless? Bless your heart. W_HAMILTON Dec 2024 #32
I find it interesting how strongly you are against this. Almost obsessively so. Biophilic Dec 2024 #39
Glad to hear it! Takes a chewtoy away from the Orange Menace Maeve Dec 2024 #17
Here is the full pardon LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #19
Thanks goodness! Greybnk48 Dec 2024 #22
that is a big FUCK YOU to repukes Skittles Dec 2024 #23
That is what pleases me the most vapor2 Dec 2024 #51
aw, are they outraged? Skittles Dec 2024 #65
Hopefully he's got some more surprises these next few weeks. GreenWave Dec 2024 #61
YES Skittles Dec 2024 #66
Hunter Biden just released a statement after being pardoned by President Joe Biden LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2024 #29
Lead story on WashPost AverageOldGuy Dec 2024 #30
MAGAts Losing Their Minds Deep State Witch Dec 2024 #31
they will heartily approve of pardons for the Jan 6 thugs Skittles Dec 2024 #34
Smiling at the thought.... 😊 chia Dec 2024 #44
Finally something to be happy about. Cheeto Jesus Dec 2024 #41
BWAHAHAHHAH nice. spudspud Dec 2024 #42
Post removed Post removed Dec 2024 #45
What flavour pizza do you like? niyad Dec 2024 #46
He/she needs some of that murielm99 Dec 2024 #52
Too good for them! niyad Dec 2024 #54
Enjoying your stay? GP6971 Dec 2024 #47
That one lasted over ten minutes! niyad Dec 2024 #53
Looks like the jury took a long time...probably GP6971 Dec 2024 #56
... sheshe2 Dec 2024 #49
OUCH!!! niyad Dec 2024 #69
lol sheshe2 Dec 2024 #75
Post removed Post removed Dec 2024 #77
Bless your heart ornotna Dec 2024 #50
Suck on it Trump! n/t gay texan Dec 2024 #48
I'm not wild about this, but... Morbius Dec 2024 #55
GOOD NEWS orangecrush Dec 2024 #57
Why is Nate Silver acting like such a baby? Cheeto Jesus Dec 2024 #58
FREE PELTIER!! Lunabell Dec 2024 #59
Good! n/t dobleremolque Dec 2024 #60
About time theglammistress Dec 2024 #62
if the media does its job........ Takket Dec 2024 #63
3D chess game that Joe and Hunter just Fed up Capt._Bat_Guano Dec 2024 #68
Bravo newdeal2 Dec 2024 #70
I'm glad he did this. EndlessWire Dec 2024 #71
good bdamomma Dec 2024 #72
I love it. MORE! MORE! Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #73
This is the happiest I have been since the election vapor2 Dec 2024 #74
Good. yardwork Dec 2024 #76
Great news!! claudette Dec 2024 #78
It's about time nt doc03 Dec 2024 #80
Need to pardon Fauci next. Cheeto Jesus Dec 2024 #81
Excellent point. JohnSJ Dec 2024 #83

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

GPV

(73,393 posts)
6. I wouldn't under normal circumstances, but we're in a whole new ball game here. No telling what Trump would do.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:47 PM
Dec 2024

Response to GPV (Reply #6)

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
33. Exactly. What political capital. We lost congress and the WH, and the SC is gone for probably a generation.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:12 PM
Dec 2024

Anyone who thinks this will just be business as usual only has to look at the sociopath’s appointments.

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
21. Wtf. Sacrifice his son because his political opponents want a harsh penalty that no other person would have
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:57 PM
Dec 2024

levied on them for the same violations.


"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.”

Response to JohnSJ (Reply #21)

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
11. I hope you are kidding, because Hunter was treated unlike anyone else for the same violations only because he
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:51 PM
Dec 2024

was the President son, and leaving him to the trump DOJ would be outrageous.



"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.”

Response to JohnSJ (Reply #11)

 

JohnSJ

(98,883 posts)
27. we lost congress and the WH. Democrats aren't in control of anything. The county elected a fascist, racist, sexist,
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:04 PM
Dec 2024

bigot who incited an insurrection against the country. If he was elected in spite of January 6th, it doesn’t matter.

Cha

(319,074 posts)
67. TY for Explaining all that.. smh. There was an OP yesterday
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:22 PM
Dec 2024

that asked "should Pres Biden Pardon Hunter?" and I replied..


Why Not!!?

President Biden!

Biophilic

(6,552 posts)
36. The rules have changed. Camelot is truly dead.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:15 PM
Dec 2024

Open your eyes and look around you. The world is not the same. And yes, I fucking hate that, but I’m not silly enough to not realize that the world changed radically on November 5.

TBF

(36,669 posts)
38. Like any republican gives a crap about what "democratic lawmakers"
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:18 PM
Dec 2024

think or say. Normally, in a moral society, I would agree with you. But look what this country just elected. We've got a felon putting other molesters on his cabinet no less. The quest for virtue is lost on this crowd.

Skittles

(171,710 posts)
64. and may I add
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:18 PM
Dec 2024

ANYTHING that outrages repukes is A-OK with me - those fascist fucks outrage me EVERY FUCKING DAY

Grown2Hate

(2,216 posts)
40. You're pretending that, "political capital",
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:27 PM
Dec 2024

and norms still apply after this Election. It's clear that they don't and the voters don't fucking care (at least the SLIM majority).

Time to bring nukes to this gunfight (metaphorically, for now).

dutch777

(5,068 posts)
4. He should have held this until just as Trump was walking in....steal some news time from the loathsome one.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:47 PM
Dec 2024

Glad he is doing it though!

Horse with no Name

(34,239 posts)
9. Good. I'm glad
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:49 PM
Dec 2024

If the orange anus can pardon Jared’s dad and then appoint him as an ambassador? Good job Joe.

Response to Initech (Reply #13)

AverageOldGuy

(3,835 posts)
30. Lead story on WashPost
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:10 PM
Dec 2024

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/01/hunter-biden-pardon/

President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, a controversial decision that reverses his long-standing pledge to not use his presidential powers to protect his only surviving son, who was found guilty of gun-related charges in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California.

Response to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

GP6971

(38,013 posts)
56. Looks like the jury took a long time...probably
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 09:58 PM
Dec 2024

because a lot of people alerted on the post.

Response to sheshe2 (Reply #49)

 

Cheeto Jesus

(23 posts)
58. Why is Nate Silver acting like such a baby?
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:00 PM
Dec 2024

I don't understand how this can be perceived as a negative by anyone with an actual brain.

theglammistress

(355 posts)
62. About time
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:11 PM
Dec 2024

Glad Biden did this to protect his son from more GOP insanity... dare I say witch-hunt?

All the elected Dems clutching pearls over this can bite it too. They need to read the damn room.

Takket

(23,715 posts)
63. if the media does its job........
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:18 PM
Dec 2024

when they inevitably find an "outraged" rethug to stick a mic in front of, they will remind said rethug that on Jan 20th the gop will control all three branches of government, and they can then propose a Constitutional Amendment to limit the pardon power. And they can also ask if said rethug intends to tell president drumpf to not use the pardon power for their personal acquaintances, because that is wrong, correct?

Of course. the media won't do its job.

get ready for a heaping helping of "both sides"

Capt._Bat_Guano

(5 posts)
68. 3D chess game that Joe and Hunter just Fed up
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:30 PM
Dec 2024

Hunter should have just did his 1 year.. out in 6 Mo. max at a Club fed.. by pardoning Hunter now he can be given a subpoena and because of the pardon he will have no 5th amendment protection... if he lies or refuses to testify about his dad, uncle ,aunt, etc.. he can be jailed for contempt. Bondi is a shark as a prosecutor who is well versed at using immunity to compel testimony. Bondi will set her sights on the Biden family as a whole as well as anyone else she can snare..She is ruthless expect fireworks..

EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
71. I'm glad he did this.
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:45 PM
Dec 2024

What a relief. I doubted that anything further would be fair. Now, we can at least get this off the table. It is in the best interest of the entire country to end this. If Trump's "judge" can dismiss a clear, and fair prosecution of a treasonous act that the Pisswig committed (very clearly with no reasonable explanation of why he did it), then Joe can pardon his kid after the kid did everything he could think of to mitigate the results of his mistakes. He was ready to brace himself for the worst.

We all said, "no one is above the law," but clearly that is not the case. Donald Trump is above the law. I am relieved that we don't have to go through this with Hunter. Fair is fair. Trump used his power pardon to pardon the likes of Bannon, etc. I'm glad that Joe has saved his son.

vapor2

(4,509 posts)
74. This is the happiest I have been since the election
Sun Dec 1, 2024, 10:53 PM
Dec 2024

Anyone recall when trump pardoned Steve Bannon? Elliot Brody? Albert Piero? Joe Arpaio? Roger Stone? Duncan Hunter etc. etc. PLUS Charles KUSHNER who will be ambassador to France. Tom Cotton needs to STFU

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