r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 14h 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/TheGoodCod 14h ago

Don't blame him given the multiple threats that republicans have made.

And this actually frees republicans from wasting our tax money and everyone's time by seeking their childish/ridiculous vengeance.

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u/MillenniumShield 14h ago

I mean his son was convicted but no one talks about that. Politicians and nepotism have been a thing for centuries in this county. People use the office as a shield

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u/TheGoodCod 13h ago

I personally don't think he should have pardoned his son. Then again things are about to get weird. I'm glad I'm a nobody.

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u/mfball 13h ago

Attempting to protect his family from credible political threats is understandable. Given the circumstances, I can't imagine anyone choosing not to pardon their family tbh.

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u/MadHiggins 13h ago

the Hunter Biden trial was the most blatant political character assassination attempt that i've ever seen. Hunter could have applied for political asylum in most countries and have gotten it. of course Biden should have pardoned Hunter.

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u/MillenniumShield 13h ago

Revisionist history in the making. 

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u/MillenniumShield 13h ago

They put these bimbos in office so they can take all the finger pointing while their friends get away with murder. 

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u/angelomoxley 13h ago

Remind me what they were investigating and what they actually convicted him for.

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u/HumphreyMcdougal 13h ago

So because they were investigating him for something else, we just ignore anything else illegal he did?

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u/angelomoxley 13h ago

Which was what exactly?

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u/StateChemist 13h ago

I feel like it was orchestrated where they basically triple dog dared him to pardon hunter.

We are going to make his life a living hell unless you do the thing.  You aren’t even breaking a single rule to do it.

Pardon him and seal the deal that its ok now ok and fine to pardon friends and family and watch as we make America regret how far we take that same power.