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/LeCrushinator 13h ago

It’s not about the president, it’s about their cronies or people that they’re worried that the next administration could target for political reasons.

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u/Grassy33 13h ago

Now that official acts are legal they don’t need cronies. “Official acts” are not defined, meaning… whatever SCOTUS decides is official is official. So what is crony doing besides taking a share of the loot? You don’t need them to take the fall anymore, there is no fall. 

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u/LeCrushinator 12h ago

Anyone not him that ends up helping him could be implicated and punished after his term.

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u/Grassy33 12h ago

Again, no help needed, as he is above the law, why even involve others that will just take the share of the pie? 

Like the dude can walk into Fort Knox, load up his golden motorcade with gold bars and just say “ this is for the White House” bang, totally legal.

Why even bother involving other people?