What DU thought in June

[Think. Again.]

18. I can't speak for others, but here is what I wrote on that thread...

Why should he do that?

The power of the pardon is given to the President to use in his official capacity for the betterment of the Nation.

How would pardoning an individual rightfully convicted of crimes do that?

I could see an argument that Hunter has not been "rightfully" convicted due to extreme bias on behalf of his proscutors, but if he actually did do the things he may be convicted of, and the sentencing is in line with standards, meaning no wrong would be corrected by the pardon, randomly pardoning criminals because it feels good would be an abuse of Biden's Presidential power.

As everyone should know, since the thread you reference the sentencing and persecution of Hunter has gone way, way beyond any standard penalty for the crimes he committed, and the reasonable expectation that Hunter would be even further abused by the incoming nazis if not pardoned, justifies my position that this pardon was the right thing to do to correct wrongs done by the nazis.