1mo ago

Biden was vindicated pardoning Hunter

What every pardon defender said will happen, did happen. Trump and the DoJ are going after everyone they can. If Biden hadn't pardoned Hunter, the J6 comitee and others, they would have been indicted too.

In retrospect, Biden did the correct thing.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-bondi-director-patel-statements-regarding-indictment-former-fbi-director

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-statements-regarding-indictment-former-national-security-advisor-john

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/new-york-state-attorney-general-indicted

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I am convinced trump has people think of ways to circumvent all of Biden's pardons.
So I wouldn't be surprised if he at some point goes after them all of a sudden.
Perhaps he awaits Biden's passing and then declares them all void.
- You’re probably right, but that should give everyone around Trump who wants or needs a pardon pause. Because if Trump can overturn Biden’s pardons, a future President can overturn Trump’s.
  And it’s not wise for them to assume that a friendly President will be in power for the entire lifetime of everyone in the current administration. Even if they solidify power for a while, we’ve seen time and time again across history that it will eventually end.
  
  They have nothing to fear. There is absolutely zero chance of a future Democrat prosecuting any Trump officials. The MO of any Democrat elected after Trump will be to 1) Declare that it's time to "move on." 2) Immediately fill their cabinet with Wall Street bankers.
  
  And it’s not wise for them to assume that a friendly President will be in power for the entire lifetime of everyone in the current administration. Even if they solidify power for a while, we’ve seen time and time again across history that it will eventually end.
  This is nothing but delusional hopium. North Korea, for instance, is into its third generation of tyranny.
In retrospect, Biden did the correct thing.
In retrospect, if Biden thought Trump would abuse his power to such a degree Biden should have taken advantage of that enormous power given to the office of the POTUS by SCOTUS before he left office.
- He did. He used that power to ignore the Leahy law.
Was he really though? None of these prosecutions are going to stick. They're no threat to wealthy people like the Bidens. The real danger is for ordinary people. The Bidens can afford or can certainly raise donations for their legal fees against unjust prosecution. Average people however can't afford such a thing. The average person does have to fear this, as Trump can now effectively bankrupt anyone of modest means by filing frivolous charges against them. How many times can you afford to spend several hundred thousand dollars hiring attorneys to fight the Justice Department?
So really it wasn't justified. It set the terrible precedent that a president can pardon their family members. And it was done for someone who can afford an unlimited legal defense budget to fight off frivolous prosecutions. Biden could have issued broader pardons that would have protected millions of people from such prosecutions, but instead he focused only on his friends and family.

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