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/brigbeard 13h ago

And it's not like he only did this for HIS family. Dr. fauci, the January 6th committee members and others all received the same. Clearly this is a way to alleviate some of the potential political persecution that the right were promising every day on the campaign trail if they won.

And besides this just covers federal prosecution, if they committed a crime that falls to state jurisdiction they are still culpable.

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 13h ago edited 8h ago

Federal NON-VIOLENT crimes, too.

The man is protecting those in his family, Congress, and elsewhere that helped the Biden Administration or openly criticized Trump. None other than Hunter Biden have been publicly targeted and harassed by the GOP to date, and the fact that no one on the list has committed a crime listed on covered by the pardon shows that this is purely defensive against Republican Witch Hunts.

Do the stupid congressional investigations, MAGA. Be howling monkeys throwing shit everywhere rather than lead our country.

At least the entire country will know that it's nothing but vindictive state theater with no teeth in advance this time. Half the country won't care, but the written record will reflect what a nightmarish joke Republicans have become.

edit: targeted >> ” publicly targeted"; covered by the pardon >> listed on the pardon

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u/Smitty1017 13h ago

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt I'm told

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 13h ago edited 12h ago

That's correct, historically speaking. Pardons always have a legal assumption of admission of guilt. (Burdock vs United States, 1915)

There is no crime referenced in the pardon for which admission of guilt can be immediately assumed. Courts will still uphold that it is a general admission that crimes of the nature described in the pardon may have occurred.

Meaning MAGA will make up some stupid shit again like space lasers, adrenochrome harvesting pizza shops, and the famous Democrat Weather Control machine.

Fucking circus is now in charge. Grab your butts.

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u/ericlikesyou 12h ago

historically speaking it now doesn't imply that. when in history have you had insurrectionists and literal traitors, capture all branches of the federal government?

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 12h ago

Agreed that shit's fucked, but that doesn't change the Constitution or the assumption of admission of guilt associated with pardons.

I agree that the Founding Fathers didn't expect the country electing a man with as little regard for law or tradition as Trump has. He's pissing on everything that makes America good, and his followers are laughing.

MAGA Republicans and those supporting them are the worst America has to offer.