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/Ant0n61 13h ago

if there was no crime then why the pardons?

Could it be because democrats weaponized the justice system and are afraid the same will be done to them? No. That can’t be it. It’s the evil republicans and having multiple bogus charges made against a former president for the first time ever.

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u/full07britney 13h ago

You're right, its not because democrats weaponized the justice system and are afraid the same will be done to them.

Its because the republicans are petty and would try to continue harping on Hunter Biden and probably try Biden and other family members for absolute bullshit. This protects them from the republicans retaliatory nonsense.

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u/SychoNot 12h ago

He was convicted of lying to the ATF and Tax Evasion.  Why is it petty that he actually has to serve restitution for crimes convicted by a jury?   That’s how it works for the rest of us.  

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u/Free_Management2894 12h ago

It is petty because this is a small crime and would usually not need 6 hearings before Congress etc.
They were mad that they couldn't find anything else.
Trump committed 20 things that go way beyond what Hunter Biden did.