Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

  • @atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    155 months ago

    Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

    It’s both. I’m very disappointed by this. I had hoped Biden would maintain integrity on this.

    • @atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      -25 months ago

      Side note - it’s funny to watch how quickly leftists are descending into maga-like craziness defending this obvious abuse of power.

      “Trump did worse” is not a principle.

      • @DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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        15 months ago

        it’s funny to watch how quickly leftists are descending into maga-like craziness

        Well, we just saw lawless, violent MAGA gain total control of our federal government by lying and cheating.

        So that’s the standard now. Americans voted to prove so. We’re just adapting to our environment.

        I hope we lie, cheat, and steal to the max in the next election (if there is one), so we can gain total control using the same tactics. Because those are the tactics that work in America.

          • @DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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            15 months ago

            Nah. I just want the party that has a history of voting in favor of working class Americans and being better for our economy to do what they need to do to get elected in America. Which is lie, cheat, and steal.

      • AreaSIX
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        85 months ago

        What ‘leftist’ supports Biden?! The political compass in the US is… Special I guess? There’s no ‘left’ on the mainstream political spectrum in the US as far as I can see. Libs are not leftists by any standard in any country outside of the US. The Dems are to the right of the right coalition in charge of my country right now.

      • @SulaymanF@lemmy.world
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        25 months ago

        “Trump did worse” is not a principle.

        Thank you! It’s been so aggravating, it’s like they are unable to defend Biden’s awful policies without saying Trump’s name.

          • @nomous@lemmy.world
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            25 months ago

            vote blue no matter who next election tho

            The left in the U.S. is a joke who’ll never get their shit together.

        • Slueth
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          75 months ago

          @Yodan@lemm.ee

          I can’t stand this “not a good look” talk when democrats have to basically be squeaky cleak that they can’t even own a peanut farm or swear and yet 10 years into the “grab them by the pussy” guy who makes fun of disabled people, women, calls everyone names including his own party… Nobody bats an eyelash. I don’t care if Joe Biden lied for his son at this point, Donald pardoned and will continue to pardon dozens of family and staff and insurrectionists. It’s ok for Trump to lie about not knowing project 2025 and then immediately hire everyone involved with it days later… But Biden can’t lie once. Got it.

          @slickgoat@lemmy.world

          Trump’s entire stchick is gaming every system to manipulate things in his favour. The Dems always take the higher ground and always get pounded. Every single time - Gore in 2000, particularly.

          If Biden ‘pardons’ his son to ameliorate Hunter’s political persecution, then it’s a step in the right direction to push back. Tame as it is, the Dems better learn to fight fire with napalm before all is lost.

          @Wrench@lemmy.world

          A lot of people here missing the point. We don’t care about this because Hunter was the target of a witch hunt. The actual “crimes” weren’t impactful at all. The Republicans literally spent 8 years dragging him through the mud, digging for anything that he could be charged with, just because who his dad is. And Hunter didn’t even touch politics in the slightest.

          The gun charge is the moral equivalent of crucifying someone for having pirated music on their hard drive. It was a nothing crime, never enforced, and the only reason it was in this case was because they happened to find something they could latch onto.

          That’s why most of us don’t really care. The man is not important. He holds no position of power, nor has he expressed any intent to. He is not important, except as a whipping boy for their propaganda. And a pardon for such preposterous prosecution is fine with me.

          And that’s just a few from this post.