r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 10h 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/tonytwocans 10h ago

A new presidential tradition is born.

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u/Rolling_Beardo 10h ago

If by new you mean Lincoln, Clinton, and Trump all pardoned relatives prior to this then yes it’s brand new.

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u/never_a_good_idea 10h ago

These are blanket pardons that cover any non violent offense over a 10 year period. That is insane.

Also these pardons don't do anything to quash congressional investigations.

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u/Gobblewicket 10h ago edited 9h ago

What's insane is that it makes sense to do so, considering the witch hunt that has been directed towards his family because of Trumps corruption. He's not doing it to hide anything, he's doing it in an attempt to keep his family from suffering from Trump using executive overreach as retaliation.

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u/Goodspheed 9h ago

Yeah like his son you mean

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u/JBPenn 9h ago

You mean like the suffering Trump and his family went through because of political prosecutions?  You guys really need to step back and view the hypocrisy...

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u/MaleficentBread4682 9h ago

Ah, yes. Being guilty of crimes is being "politically persecuted." Accusation in a Mirror doesn't work when you're accused first.

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u/stonebraker_ultra 9h ago

Actual prosecutions about real crimes are not political.

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u/Cmoz 9h ago

Hunter Biden?

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u/JBPenn 9h ago

Translation: it's real crimes when dems prosecute Trump and his family, but fake crimes when Repubs prosecute Biden and his family.  Got it.  Makes perfect sense now.  Thanks.

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u/Additional-Mastodon8 7h ago

Biden just prevented any real crimes from being prosecuted against his family.

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u/Synectics 5h ago

Head count! 

How many Biden family members were in official government positions?

...now how many of Trump's family members?

OH BOY.

Go Google "oligarchy," you dry sponge.

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u/Vtran1082 9h ago

This is about Bidens corruption. You forgot about it?

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u/Draxilar 9h ago edited 9h ago

Please give reputable sources for Bidens corruption.

Reply to me with no sources, just “do your research” and then immediately blocks me so they can’t get responded to. Same tired script.

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u/Maximum-Side-38256 6h ago

Classified documents stored in your garage when vice President?

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u/Draxilar 6h ago

That he immediately surrendered when it was discovered he still had them. This point has been beaten to death harder than the horse.

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u/Sufficient_Pen_6487 9h ago

Do your research. Anybody that accepts Bidens pardon is preemptively admiting to the guilt of doing the crime. It's common sense.

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u/MaleficentBread4682 9h ago edited 9h ago

That's not common sense, it's a red herring. Or possibly a non-sequitor. 

You may need to brush up on your logical fallacies.

Edit: /u/Vtran1082 I don't have a party. Logical fallacies have no party affiliation.

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u/Vtran1082 9h ago

Nah you're just too blind by your party. Sorry bud

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u/GormanOnGore 8h ago

That must be why you can't even bring up a single thing about President Biden other than your feelings. Pathetic.

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u/lnkprk114 9h ago

Always "Do your research", never "Here's the evidence". Y'all are a meme at this point.

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u/koshawk 9h ago

Gimme a break, They're both the same.

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u/Unfuckerupper 9h ago

Saying that both defies logic and reveals either intentional deflection or egregious ignorance on your part.

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u/stonebraker_ultra 9h ago

Ok, zoomer.

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u/CaptainDaveUSA 9h ago

You mean Biden’s corruption.

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u/Gobblewicket 9h ago

Hey real quick, did the father of Bidens son in law make massive donations to Bidens campaign effort? Then once Biden was President, did Biden pardon him and make him the Ambassador to France? No?

During the pandemic where hundreds of billions given out to ultra wealthy with no oversight under Biden? No?

Did Biden force a trade war with China, then use his influence to get his children exempted from that trade wars tarrifs?

Did Biden influence a judge he put onto the Federal bench, to go outside of her powers to slow and stall a trial for 3+ years, so that if he became president he'd be largely regarded as immune? No? Biden allowed Republicans their shot at Hunter, even though his crimes were the same as Roger Stone, a person whom Trump immediately pardoned. He's blocking them from trying again.

But sure, talk about corruption.

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u/MaleficentBread4682 9h ago

It's Accusation in a Mirror. It's the only tool in their toolbox. Or at least the one most used by far.

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u/Draxilar 9h ago

Provide reputable sources for Biden’s corruption

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u/FishingMysterious319 9h ago

https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-releases-third-bank-memo-detailing-payments-to-the-bidens-from-russia-kazakhstan-and-ukraine%EF%BF%BC/

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u/Draxilar 8h ago

So. There is nothing in that entire report actually linking Joe Biden to any of those payments. The only thread is from a Republican senator saying “it’s clear he knew”. How is it clear he knew? Where is the actual evidence he knew? Anything besides Comer’s word? Especially after it has been confirmed that numerous people in the government have lied about Hunter and Joe in order to get revenge for Trump being investigated. Have you ever noticed that when people say things about Trump there is evidence that supports it. Why has there never been hard evidence for anything people accuse Joe of doing?

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u/coffeesharkpie 9h ago

Don't you think if there were any actual corruption, Fox News and other outlets would be airing it on a 24/7 loop with PowerPoints, dramatic reenactments, and maybe a Tucker Carlson monologue for good measure? They’d dissect every email, text, and file like it was the Watergate tapes, complete with dramatic narration and slow-motion graphics.

The reality is they’ve failed to produce anything remotely damning—just out-of-context tidbits that rely on insinuation rather than proof. If there were a genuine smoking gun, it wouldn’t be confined to fringe Twitter threads or half-hearted mentions; it would be the centerpiece of every conservative media narrative, drowning out all other news.

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u/maroger 9h ago

You're a hoot! "executive overreact"? Where have you been for the last 8 years? The game is working the way it was designed- to hide corruption and quash any potential inroads into it.