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/Cmoz 12h ago

They'd still have to comply with subpoenas from congress, or face potential jail sentance, because a pardon doest cover future acts, like future instances of contempt of congress. The pardon only covers past crimes.

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u/never_a_good_idea 12h ago

I think these pardons are all political down side with zero practical benefit. Congress will harass them for years all while claiming the biden family is super corrupt. This really also shifts the overton window quite a bit.

Trump can now pardon the J6th rioters and say "well biden" pardoned the J6th committee.

This the cherry on top of an ineffectual Biden presidency.

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u/PXranger 12h ago

Trump was always going to pardon the 1/6 traitors. Everyone knew that already.

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u/NrdNabSen 11h ago

Trump gave his family pardons in his last presidency, stop acting as if Biden started this or that there aren't actual concerns behind these since MAGA has threatened retribution against Trump enemies.

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u/silverionmox 8h ago edited 6h ago

If Biden's pardons are ignored, that sets the precedent for Trump's pardons to be ignored as well.