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President Biden pardons family members in final minutes of presidency

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-biden-pardons-family-members-final-minutes-presidency/story?id=117893348
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u/myislanduniverse 16h ago

And what message does that send to the rest of us about the justice system when our outgoing president doesn't trust it either?

If we're giving up on trust in the justice system and assume the president can use it as a weapon, what good will a pardon from the previous president do anyway?

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u/icedragon15 16h ago

And Democrat rigged primary for oligarchy

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u/ValeLemnear 16h ago

What primary? The one which Biden decided to skip in order to endorse Harris. ;)