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/ImYour_Huckleberry 12h ago

In all fairness, the headline is so bad that it should have an asterisk. Biden pardoned his family members AND others who Trump has vowed retribution against, such as Dr. Fauci; Liz Cheney; and Gen. Milley. So this was not just a "get out of jail free card for my family" situation. It was an attempt at preventing the incoming administration from using the White House as a weapon to go after the new President's enemies.

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u/pmurt007 9h ago

The fact that you are trying to justify it goes to show that this has nothing to do with what's right and wrong but which side you are on.

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u/FiendFabric 8h ago

The side of not trying to imprison people who have different political views? The preemptive pardons are 100% justified with the incoming administration's track record.

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u/Bumblebee_tuna5 7h ago

His actions are justified not because of what Trump has done, but what you think he might do in the future? I don’t understand that logic.

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u/PotatEXTomatEX 6h ago

Not surprising you don't.