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.
Donald Trump has a hitlist. Hunter is on that list. I don’t think he deserves the pardon, but he needs it. Republicans will crucify him given the chance. I don’t really want to see Republicans holding his head up on a pike for all to see, as much as they’d love that.
I just made a post commenting that it’s a national security risk to have a former president’s family member incarcerated or under prosecution by the DoJ as Trump is planning to run it. He flat out said he’s planning to use the DoJ to incarcerate political rivals.
It’s like
“Hey, Joe, we have your son. You need to tell me / support me / help me with [undermining institutions of democracy and our allies], or else.”
Looked through to find one of these takes near the top.
That is a ridiculous idea.
A doddering, old, ex-president that is known to be forgetful is somehow going to help Trump, the current sitting president?
One step further: All the things above, but everyone Joe could talk to knows that his son is a political prisoner?
Maybe we can add a footnote to this thought, too that questions why someone who got ran out of politics by his own party would care to meddle in the affairs of democratic institutions or those of our allies. (With the understanding that certain actions and certain conversations are violations of the Hatch act, which, under a vindictive DOJ, would see Joe in prison.)
In this absolute farce where he’s emerging from his quiet sundown to try to engage with people about politics, does anyone see Joe as anything but a prisoner himself?
Who would trust any words from him about anything other than Amtrak or ice cream?
You’d have to be a complete fucking moron to think that scenario could play out. That’s the sort of dumb shit that happens on TV, and may be something that Trump tries, but is not something competent humans fall for.
If you switch some of those names around it’s sounds just like four years ago when Trump was leaving office…
You get that, right?
Like, Hunter was a crackhead that lied to get a gun, and then they abandoned the gun in a trashcan like, right next to a school, and then said when they went back for it, someone had taken it
Hunter is not some innocent child. He’s a crackhead in his 50s who has lived a life of luxury free of consequences due to political connections.
Don’t forget Biden wrote the 92 crime bill, he’s ruined innumerable lives of actual children because of that.
If you can’t see the hypocrisy, you probably don’t understand why 1/3 of voters dont vote.
It’s a national security risk to give custody of the former president’s son to Donald Trump.
The idea right now is to give Trump less avenues of control over institutions of democracy, and that includes a former law abiding president, his pulpit, and his classified knowledge.
His situation is over publicized, so he can’t have a fair case. I agree. He sounds like a piece of shit. There’s a reason there’s not supposed to be cameras in court, though.
His auto biography provides the whole story, there’s hard evidence to line up when the gun was bought, rehab records for drug use…
He’s guilty. I dont think he’s even tried to deny it…
And you realize your logic could be applied to people like Rudy, Mike Pillow, and trump himself?
You’re inventing reasons why Hunter should escape consequences, but the thing is anything you come up with, can be applied to republicans in the exact same way.
Seriously. Before you try to excuse his behavior, replace it with “Don Jr” and think about if you still think it’s a good reason.
Maybe you can? Maybe your consistent on anyone born into the ruling wealthy class gets zero consequences. But lots more people only want it for their “team”.
So I’m hoping changing the name helps you understand.
You’ve lost sight of why Biden pardoned Hunter. It had nothing at all to do with the merits of case of the interests of criminal justice. It had to do with preserving the institutions of democracy for the immediate years to come.
r. It had nothing at all to do with the merits of case of the interests of criminal justice. It had to do with preserving the institutions of democracy for the immediate years to come.
You think to do that, Biden’s one and only course of action was pardoning his soon, and now it’s mission fucking accomplished?
No. They quite literally cannot get that. They will find a way to contort themselves into believing that Biden is a responsible dignified statesman who is forced into every stupid, evil or corrupt thing he does, up to and including genocide.
Donald Trump has a hitlist. Hunter is on that list. I don’t think he deserves the pardon, but he needs it. Republicans will crucify him given the chance. I don’t really want to see Republicans holding his head up on a pike for all to see, as much as they’d love that.
I am pretty sure that Trump would have had that man killed in prison. In my books his dad did the right thing, fuck the optics.
I just made a post commenting that it’s a national security risk to have a former president’s family member incarcerated or under prosecution by the DoJ as Trump is planning to run it. He flat out said he’s planning to use the DoJ to incarcerate political rivals.
It’s like
Looked through to find one of these takes near the top.
That is a ridiculous idea.
A doddering, old, ex-president that is known to be forgetful is somehow going to help Trump, the current sitting president?
One step further: All the things above, but everyone Joe could talk to knows that his son is a political prisoner? Maybe we can add a footnote to this thought, too that questions why someone who got ran out of politics by his own party would care to meddle in the affairs of democratic institutions or those of our allies. (With the understanding that certain actions and certain conversations are violations of the Hatch act, which, under a vindictive DOJ, would see Joe in prison.)
In this absolute farce where he’s emerging from his quiet sundown to try to engage with people about politics, does anyone see Joe as anything but a prisoner himself?
Who would trust any words from him about anything other than Amtrak or ice cream?
You’d have to be a complete fucking moron to think that scenario could play out. That’s the sort of dumb shit that happens on TV, and may be something that Trump tries, but is not something competent humans fall for.
Today’s word of the day is: Specious.
If you switch some of those names around it’s sounds just like four years ago when Trump was leaving office…
You get that, right?
Like, Hunter was a crackhead that lied to get a gun, and then they abandoned the gun in a trashcan like, right next to a school, and then said when they went back for it, someone had taken it
Hunter is not some innocent child. He’s a crackhead in his 50s who has lived a life of luxury free of consequences due to political connections.
Don’t forget Biden wrote the 92 crime bill, he’s ruined innumerable lives of actual children because of that.
If you can’t see the hypocrisy, you probably don’t understand why 1/3 of voters dont vote.
It’s a national security risk to give custody of the former president’s son to Donald Trump.
The idea right now is to give Trump less avenues of control over institutions of democracy, and that includes a former law abiding president, his pulpit, and his classified knowledge.
Can you see that?
You replied to me a couple times saying that, without ever explaining how you think that’s true…
You can’t just repeat nonsense over and over and it becomes true eventually
Seems obvious.
His situation is over publicized, so he can’t have a fair case. I agree. He sounds like a piece of shit. There’s a reason there’s not supposed to be cameras in court, though.
His situation is published…
His auto biography provides the whole story, there’s hard evidence to line up when the gun was bought, rehab records for drug use…
He’s guilty. I dont think he’s even tried to deny it…
And you realize your logic could be applied to people like Rudy, Mike Pillow, and trump himself?
You’re inventing reasons why Hunter should escape consequences, but the thing is anything you come up with, can be applied to republicans in the exact same way.
Seriously. Before you try to excuse his behavior, replace it with “Don Jr” and think about if you still think it’s a good reason.
Maybe you can? Maybe your consistent on anyone born into the ruling wealthy class gets zero consequences. But lots more people only want it for their “team”.
So I’m hoping changing the name helps you understand.
You’ve lost sight of why Biden pardoned Hunter. It had nothing at all to do with the merits of case of the interests of criminal justice. It had to do with preserving the institutions of democracy for the immediate years to come.
You can’t “both sides” this one.
You think to do that, Biden’s one and only course of action was pardoning his soon, and now it’s mission fucking accomplished?
No. They quite literally cannot get that. They will find a way to contort themselves into believing that Biden is a responsible dignified statesman who is forced into every stupid, evil or corrupt thing he does, up to and including genocide.