The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 days ago

    People with principles

    Principles don’t win in America. And you can call it personal corruption while someone else calls it protecting their son from a proto-fascist leader that specifically targeted him and made it clear he’d go after his political opponents.

    he lost the country to a literal fucking fascist.

    No he didn’t. Americans did. Why does it all always have to be Biden’s fault? Is personal responsibility not a thing anymore? Something bad happens. Biden’s fault. Nah, Americans failed. Not Biden.

    Man, Biden had internal polling reading a total electoral massacre back at the start of the year and chose to ignore it until his own party forced him out. Fuck him.

    Lol. Go ahead and Google “US presidents who didn’t seek re-election”. There are none in the modern era. The fact he did it at all is impressive. Was it late in the game, yeah. The main complaint was that he was old. But so was the dipshit that just won, so that’s not a great argument against him. Personally, I don’t think it would have made a difference. Americans are stupid and don’t understand inflation or its causes. They vote with their wallet and got mad because prices are high and they’re too stupid to grasp that prices are high for the rest of the world too and we’re actually doing well compared to most other countries. Trump was probably going to win no matter what.