Should Biden pardon his son?
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No he shouldn't pardon his son, Hunter broke the law and not even the son of the president of the United States should be able to get away with breaking the law. If he was just another citizen, there would be no questions asked he would just be charged.
Even though I'm not a Democrat...I do think he should pardon his son. But I think he should drop out of the Presidential race due to his deteriorating mind and then on the last few days, do the pardon. As a parent, I can't imagine having the power to help your child and then not do it.
We have a similar system in the UK but it's rarely applied and apolitical in nature insofar as I believe only the monarch can grant a pardon and I think they only do so on the advice of the government. As far as I know it doesn't overturn the conviction, just the sentence.
In my view if Biden pardons his son, that would represent a conflict of interests and a miscarriage of justice but if the law allows it then it's hard to criticize.
In my view if Biden pardons his son, that would represent a conflict of interests and a miscarriage of justice but if the law allows it then it's hard to criticize.
As many history buffs and others know, Ford pardoned Nixon. How do you all feel about that one?
Well, well, well...I see on the news that Biden went ahead and pardoned his son.
I'm actually glad for that because that's his son! As a parent, I would do the same thing.
I'm actually glad for that because that's his son! As a parent, I would do the same thing.
I don't understand anyone trying to blame him for doing this. If he has not done it, I doubt Trump will be able to do that for him. So, he's taken the brave step of deciding to pardon his son with few days left for him to stay in office.
He has insisted for months that he wouldn't do it. That's what the big deal is and even though people can change their minds, it's as if he really was going to do it all along and was lying to the American people?
Welp he gave in I guess. Doesn't surprise me though, he mentioned he felt that Hunter was basically a target because he's the son of the president, or at least that's what it seemed like he mentioned in his letter.
Sorry I missed your reply, it didn't get flagged for some reason.
I think it's hard to comment because I don't believe we ever got the full story of Watergate or the actual reason for the pardon. The cynic in me thinks it was mutually beneficial to both parties i.e. give me the presidency and I'll get you off the hook.
What's interesting about the Biden pardon is it's back dated to when his son became a board member of a Ukrainian energy company while his father had a key role in American policy towards Kyiv.
While you can't blame Biden for taking care of his family, I suspect at the very least he's covering for all eventualities, some of which have yet to see the light of day.
All I'm going to say if it was my son I would pardon my son in a heartbeat, knowing that not violent act was done. People will get mad at Biden for pardoning his son but wait until Trump is in office and pardons all the people found guilty on Jan. 6th.
We don't pardon anyone in New Zealand (from what I know?) so I may be completely talking nonsense but is it possible he did it because he knew what the puppet master would have done after he got back into office? Especially being the son of the person who won against him in the last presidential elections?
Pretty big target especially with some of the people Trump wants in power.
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