Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, prompting strong backlash from Republicans.

GOP lawmakers criticized the move as an abuse of power and an attempt to avoid accountability, with figures like Rep. James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley calling it hypocritical and corrupt.

Biden defended the pardon, citing “selective prosecution” and claiming Hunter was unfairly targeted due to their family connection.

Hunter faced convictions for federal gun and tax charges.

  • ubergeek@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    12
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    18 days ago

    Literally, no sane person would care if Trump was killed for his crimes against the people of the US, or crimes against the people of the globe.

    War sucks, and people die. He chose to wage war on the working class.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.today
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        18 days ago

        And, for this discussion, they don’t count. They would be mad at whatever Donald told them to mad about. Even if it’s just the two minute hate.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          arrow-down
          1
          ·
          18 days ago

          So you’re going to kill Donald Trump and tell 70 million people they aren’t allowed to be angry?

          Good luck.

          • ubergeek@lemmy.today
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            18 days ago

            Never said kill all the MAGATts. I said they don’t count in the “outrage” performance.

            • Maggoty@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              arrow-down
              1
              ·
              18 days ago

              You said nobody would care if Trump was killed and then said his voters don’t matter. That’s a bit ridiculous.

                  • ubergeek@lemmy.today
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    2
                    arrow-down
                    1
                    ·
                    17 days ago

                    They are going to do that regardless of a pardon happening or not. Remember, they tried it 4 years ago, in our own little Beer Hall Putsch.

    • mos@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      18 days ago

      I’m just saying that it scares me that we are all being pushed to the extremes; that I’m worried about what that means for us as a society. I’m also just trying to point out that these kinds of comments could be used against you, especially with someone in charge that has talked about going after his enemies.

      • ubergeek@lemmy.today
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        18 days ago

        It doesn’t matter if it can be used against an enemy of Trump’s.

        Even if it was never said, Trump will just make something up.

        And if you are worried now… perhaps ypu should have listened to people sounding the alarms about it in 2007. Now, we are just reaching the end of the empire.