Joe Biden’s pardoning of his son Hunter, is extremely concerning. This is especially true given that Joe Biden has covered everything over the last 11 years, not just tax or gun charges. It could be any federal crime committed during that time, including drugs, drug trafficking, and foreign influence peddling. Joe could even be affected. It’s like stomping over and trampling on the rules.
I warned him that he may not be finished yet. In a story I wrote for VIP after the Hunter pardon was announced on Monday, it seemed that more pardons were coming. This could include a pardon of Joe Biden.
This is in response to the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI Director. Democrats are going crazy over this. This shows them Trump’s seriousness about cleaning up the house and holding people responsible.
Biden will not only pardon more people, but he’ll also blame Donald Trump as to why it’s “necessary”. He will claim that Trump is evil and wants to “retaliate” so he must pardon people to protect the nation from this evil. With the Hunter pardon, he’s effectively said that. Hunter’s sentence was approaching soon, so he had to pardon him now. He can delay the pardons until January, and then cancel them at the last moment. He’ll tell you that it’s in our best interest to stop Trump, and for the sake of the country, so we won’t be forced to endure any turmoil.
Jonathan Martin, of Politico, reports that Biden’s WH aides, according to sources are in fact, in discussions about an array of other possible pardons.
Senior Democrats familiar with the discussion say that Joe Biden’s aides are having a heated internal debate about whether or not to pardon several former and current public officials, who may be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump upon his return to the White House.
Biden’s advisers are very concerned about the possibility of several former and current officials being investigated or even indicted. This concern has intensified since Trump announced last weekend that Kash Patel would lead the FBI. Patel has publicly promised to pursue Trump critics.
It’s so predictable.
According to Martin’s source, the reason is not because these people may have done something wrong but because they “angered Trump” and Patel. It’s pretty wide-reaching to try and protect people from prosecution. This is a complete rip-off of the norms.
Deliberations include pardoning current officials, both elected and appointed and former officials that have angered Trump or his supporters.
Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Trump has previously said Cheney “should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!” Also mentioned by Biden’s aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic.
If pardons were as broad and preemptive as Hunter’s then they could absolve all types of criminal behavior. This is an outright rejection of the rule of law. As I said, Martin blames the discussion on “reprisals,” and “revenge.”
Martin cites Ed Markey, a senator from Massachusetts (D), as an example who is pushing for a preemptive pardon. Markey dropped his “it’s the best for the nation” argument in a recent radio interview.
Markey told WGBH that if it is clear that revenge is the intention by January 19, I would suggest that President Biden pardon people preemptively, as that is what our country will need next year.
Martin reports that other officials with whom he has spoken are “as emphatic” as he is about Biden’s pardons.
Some Biden aides are concerned that the mere threat of retaliation can be costly for individuals, as they would have to hire expensive lawyers to defend them in any possible investigation.
The prospect of six-figure court bills in the future is particularly unsettling for officials who lack significant financial resources. I have heard from people who are under scrutiny that some Biden appointees are already thinking about taking the highest-paying jobs in the coming year, partly to make sure they can defend themselves against any investigation.
Do you mean, like Trump and his associates?
Martin shared a statement by Rep. Brendan Boyle, (D-PA), encouraging blanket pardons and blaming “the threat” of Kash Patel.
This post reads:
By choosing Kash Patel as his FBI director, Trump has shown that he’s more concerned with settling personal scores rather than protecting the American people and upholding the rule of law. Patel published a list of ‘enemies’ in his book. It listed individuals that he and Trump planned to investigate and prosecute. They targeted those who stood against Trump’s lies and abuses. This is not a hypothetical threat.
The people who are being targeted include military personnel, law enforcement officers, and others who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. They shouldn’t be afraid of political reprisals for doing the right thing. This is why I am urging President Biden, to pardon anyone who has been unfairly targeted by the vindictive plan.
If we are serious about stopping Trump’s authoritarian intentions, we must act decisively and utilize all the tools at our disposal. Trump has repeatedly shown that he is willing to disregard norms and traditions to consolidate his power and punish those who oppose him. The time of cautious restraint has passed. “We must act urgently to stop Trump from abusing power and counter these threats.”
We must protect ourselves against Trump’s authoritarian intentions by reversing norms — and that is the end of the rule of law.
Martin claims that the White House didn’t deny such discussions when asked.
