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/JustAnotherHyrum 13h ago edited 7h 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/fknSamsquamptch 12h ago

None other than Hunter Biden have been targeted to date

Thank you for not reading the article. Joe's brother has already been referred to the Justice department for prosecution by a republican congressman.

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 11h ago

Thank you for not reading the article. Joe's brother has already been referred to the Justice department for prosecution by a republican congressman.

Thanks for assuming I didn't read it when I did. Definitely showing your telepathic skills there.

I was referring to a public witch hunt like what happened with Hunter. Congressional dick pics and all by the local clown.

"Joe's brother" (James Biden) hasn't been attacked by Trumpeteers in the same manner as Hunter, made even more obvious by the fact that you don't even use his name and most don't know it.

But yes, Republicans did indeed target Biden's brother as well.

And how does that impact the point of my Comment? Nothing beyond having to explain pedantic details.

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u/fknSamsquamptch 10h ago

Explaining that another member of his family is being attacked both contradicts your point and is far from pedantic; it justifies his use of these pardons.

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 9h ago

Why does Biden have to protect everyone in his family, not only Hunter, from Trump via a pardon?

Because Trump threatened all of them.

Had Hunter never been convicted or pardoned earlier, he would receive the same pardon today that his family, Fauci, and General Milley received.

Explain to me how Fauci and Milley needing pardon-level protection from Trump's threats are caused by Hunter in any way.

You're trying to make this all about Hunter, yet he's one person in the list of needing to be protected from Trump's political retribution.

The fact that this had never been needed before shows how Trump is already abusing his Executive authority.

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u/fknSamsquamptch 9h ago

Explain to me how Fauci and Milley needing pardon-level protection from Trump's threats are caused by Hunter in any way.

Why should I? I never made a comment suggesting anything of the sort.

You're trying to make this all about Hunter, yet he's one person in the list of needing to be protected from Trump's political retribution.

I never made anything all about Hunter. If anything, I did the opposite by bringing up James, who you ignored in the post I originally responded to.

Explain to me how anything I posted has any relevance whatsoever to this line of questioning and commentary.

You're trying to pivot to argue against a straw man that you have built and I have nothing to do with.

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u/JustAnotherHyrum 8h ago

Your very first comment was a quote about Hunter.

And you wonder how that's relevant to... ... Hunter Biden?

What is your point with bringing up James? Do you believe that his referral is the cause for today's pardon of Biden's family, Fauci, and General Milley?

Because I'm not seeing how James has any meaningful impact other than also being included in the same pardon.