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.
It's already normalized for the Republicans. Trump pardoned a family member and is now trying to appoint him as Ambassador to France.
I say it's about fucking time the Democrats start fighting fire with fire. I'm not honestly sure I'd be disappointed if Biden took Sotomayor's dissent to heart and used it to solve our nations biggest problem right now, because you can be damn sure that Trump and his advisors will be doing it soon enough anyway. Might as well beat them to the punch a change.
Taking the high road for the last 40+ years has clearly not worked.