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(2,006 posts)walkingman
(8,550 posts)Looks like Joe has no fucks left to give. I'm glad to see it.
Silent Type
(7,339 posts)Paladin
(28,977 posts)Initech
(102,512 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,913 posts)Dennis Donovan
(27,462 posts)The president is expected to announce his decision Sunday night, according to a senior White House official.
Dec. 1, 2024, 7:16 PM EST
By Carol E. Lee and Sarah Fitzpatrick
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden has decided to issue a pardon for his son Hunter and is expected to announce it Sunday night, according to a senior White House official with direct knowledge of the decision.
The decision marks a reversal for the president, who has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. The pardon comes ahead of Hunter Bidens Dec. 12 sentencing for his conviction on federal gun charges. Hunter Biden also is set to be sentenced in a separate criminal case on Dec. 16, after pleading guilty in September on federal tax evasion charges.
The pardon is expected to cover both Hunter Bidens gun charges conviction and guilty plea, the people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.
The senior White House official said Biden decided over this weekend to grant his son a pardon and began to inform his senior aides on Sunday.
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Dulcinea
(7,603 posts)And all the sycophants associated with him. President Biden is all out of fucks to give. More power to him.
Takket
(22,664 posts)BOTH SIDES! BOTH SIDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as if Biden "setting an example" would have "stopped" drumpf from all the bullshit he is going to do.
Dem4life1234
(2,006 posts)If he tries to pardon those cavemen who attacked the Capitol and beat up cops , yet turns around and whines about criminal immigrants. I despise him with every fiber of my being.
Law and order party, my ass!
MustLoveBeagles
(12,694 posts)hadEnuf
(2,795 posts)n/t
Frasier Balzov
(3,577 posts)Only the possibility of regret for failing to have done it.
a kennedy
(32,324 posts)So Joe HAS GOT TO PARDON Hunter.
mountain grammy
(27,379 posts)And commute Leonard Peltier.
bluestarone
(18,405 posts)dalton99a
(84,889 posts)The country owes them a debt of gratitude
Give them a pardon
He needs to blanket pardon every single one of those true patriots!
They are the true patriots who put country first!
dalton99a
(84,889 posts)Fuck Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.
wnylib
(24,789 posts)hadEnuf
(2,795 posts)soandso
(1,631 posts)LudwigPastorius
(11,084 posts)some kind of extra-legal witch hunt.
If Trump sics his DOJ on them, it will be a pain in the ass for them, but I seriously doubt that any convictions would be forthcoming. I'd also bet that there will be plenty of people stepping up to help them pay their legal bills.
(I'm also racking my brain to imagine what possible crimes the Trump mob could charge them with.)
bucolic_frolic
(47,613 posts)because you cannot trust the 47 administration to be anything other than vindictive.
choie
(4,705 posts)N/t
kimbutgar
(23,613 posts)I was hoping he would !
Because the orange Hitler would have him sent to jail as retribution.
nolabear
(43,280 posts)Not because its not right, but in a reasonable world he wouldnt have to in order to protect him from the monsters.
a kennedy
(32,324 posts)nolabear
(43,280 posts)dutch777
(3,585 posts)I get Joe is a rule of law guy at his heart and by not intervening on Hunter's behalf before is duly noted that Joe was stand up. If you had been reelected, maybe let it play out. But not now.
brer cat
(26,500 posts)but I think he made the right call.
Biophilic
(4,988 posts)The so called honorable way is no longer the sane and safe way. Times have changed. Im glad Joe had realized that.
When you look at the cronies that trump pardoned then this should be fine. And one was his daughters FIL and now he gave him an ambassadorship. A pardon for Hunter is fine with me.
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wendyb-NC
(3,892 posts)AverageOldGuy
(2,180 posts)Goddam I hope he pardons Hunter. And I hope he issues pre-emptive pardons for (1) everyone who had anything to do with the Jan 6 committee, (2) Jack Smith and his entire crew, (3) Pelosi, Schumer, and all other prominent Democrats, (4) himself and his staff, (5) VP Harris and her staff, (6) all his cabinet members especially Garland and DHS Secty as well as FBI Director, Dr, Faucy, . . . anyone I left out?
And I hope Trump chokes on it and falls dead!!!!
ecstatic
(34,519 posts)FloridaBlues
(4,392 posts)Demobrat
(9,950 posts)Hunter has paid a high enough price for being the son of the POTUS. No more.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,544 posts)InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,670 posts)barbtries
(29,955 posts)for all the whining and bitching about witch hunts by TCFSF, republicans have gone after Hunter ferociously and made him pay consequences well above the level of his wrongdoing.
MustLoveBeagles
(12,694 posts)I'm glad he changed his mind about this. Hunter has suffered enough.
Mr.Bill
(24,871 posts)I would have done the same thing. I hope I wake up tomorrow morning and find this at the top of the greatest list on the home page.
SYFROYH
(34,204 posts)Bill Clinton pardoned his brother and no one cared.
aurora the great
(110 posts)SYFROYH
(34,204 posts)I get it. It happens and Hunter was political football, but it wasnt like he didnt do what he was accused of.
In general, Ive not liked the way Joe and party handlers handled the Hunter Biden problem, but it will soon be water under the bridge as we deal with much bigger issues.
hadEnuf
(2,795 posts)But it bothers me more when a 34x convicted felon, a sexaul assaulter and insurrectionist who stole classified US nuclear secrets not only gets away with it, but gets rewarded with the most powerful position in the world.
Hunter Biden was the real witch hunt.
Meowmee
(6,127 posts)Lots of other people need pardons as well. If it can be done in advance of possible charges. You dont know how bad things are going to get here and you have a lunatic who is out for revenge. However if things deteriorate a lot even a pardon wont be enough.
electric_blue68
(18,724 posts)I wanted that very much!
moniss
(6,151 posts)gets inaugurated the danger to Hunter's life if he stays in prison becomes even higher. There is nothing this crowd will not do.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,544 posts)MichMan
(13,561 posts)The administration stated multiple times he wouldn't be pardoned.
Xipe Totec
(44,109 posts)MLWR
(22 posts)DonOld john dump happened. And the idiots, imbeciles, morons, crooks, corrupt opportunists, vengeful scum he is putting in his fucked up excuse for a cabinet happened.
Polybius
(18,368 posts)He just couldn't do it before the election, and I totally get that. I am all for the pardon.
RandiFan1290
(6,455 posts)Seeking Serenity
(3,080 posts)On January 19, 2025, issue a commutation for every person in federal prisons.
Make the private prison companies bankrupt!
Xipe Totec
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soandso
(1,631 posts)madaboutharry
(41,390 posts)Let people throw a fit. That prosecution was complete bullshit.
All the best to Hunter as he works every day in his recovery.
xocetaceans
(3,986 posts)AllaN01Bear
(23,333 posts)ka boom a.
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Polybius
(18,368 posts)Enjoy your stay.
AllaN01Bear
(23,333 posts)kevink077
(475 posts)They seem to care about rule of law now. Hahaha
Why should Biden play by the rules when the rules went out the window in 2016?
kevink077
(475 posts)I take pleasure in it. Not sure why you infer I am suggesting Biden play by the rules..
Stinky The Clown
(68,476 posts)Given where we are, it is the right thing to do.
GoCubsGo
(33,166 posts)Hope he follows it up with a blanket pardon for every last one of the people the MAGAts are targeting.
Lunabell
(7,064 posts)iluvtennis
(20,948 posts)reneged on it because of pressure from the rethugs.
It is long past time this political persecution ended.
calimary
(84,612 posts)Thats such great AND welcome news! I was hoping it would happen before Joe Biden left office.
Im relieved!
Blue_Tires
(56,752 posts)Buttoneer
(695 posts)Baitball Blogger
(48,434 posts)Saoirse9
(3,823 posts)simplemistake
(8 posts)trolls that are upset at this news. I'm getting a good laugh at the one who is pretending he OPPOSES trolling.
egduj
(854 posts)lark
(24,344 posts)The prosecution was total bullshit!