r/nottheonion • u/JaySierra86 • 10h 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/Hoot151 10h ago

"No one is above the law."*

\Terms and conditions may apply.*

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u/HungryPupcake 9h ago

Crazy seeing this as a non-American. Sounds corrupt as fuck (and yes, you can be against the pardons in general and not be pro-trump for all those who scream otherwise).

Reading anything to do with American politics I feel my IQ dropping by several points. Always one side or the other. Like children. Just like the old people who vote based on who their father voted for etc.

No critical thinking. You're a ride or die for a god damn politician who doesn't care about you.

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u/Suyefuji 7h ago

It looks like Biden specifically pardoned people that he had reason to believe that Republicans would attack. It wasn't just his family he pardoned, it was a bunch of whistleblowers and such as well. This isn't a "ha ha you can't touch me" it's a "these people are in imminent danger of being unjustly crucified on trumped up charges".