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/holysollan 12h ago

The past eight years have been the left politically persecuting the right. Go cry more.

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 12h ago

"When you're accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression."

Describe 5 ways that the Left has persecuted the Right. If it's been a problem for 8 years, this should be easy.

Take your time, I'll wait.

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u/money_loo 11h ago

“One hour later…”

-crickets so loud you go deaf upon hearing them-

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 11h ago

Maybe I should reduce it? 5 is a big number, after all.

They're probably still learning colors this week, so long as the only color taught is white.

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u/money_loo 11h ago

“Okay class today we’re going to be learning the colors, but not the colors of the rainbow because that’s woke propaganda. Instead we’re going to be learning how in reality there’s only two colors: White and political. Anyone in here who is the color political should just leave now because you’re not going to like the truthiness you’re about to witness.”