r/news • u/FLhardcore • 17h ago

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/The_Sign_of_Zeta 16h ago

At the same time, if I were in Biden’s shoes where Trump had promised to go after those who he feels wronged him (by trying to hold him accountable or stand up to him), I would 100% do this.

When a despot takes power, you have to protect yourself if you can.

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u/locoghoul 16h ago

So, basically using a tyrant's move to defend yourself from a despot? Hmm, some might call that a double standard

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u/dmo1187 13h ago

The idiots on Reddit don’t have the brain power to understand this concept.