With a little over a month left in his presidency, Joe Biden pardoned his convicted felon son, Hunter. This was a sweeping pardon that not only included the crimes Hunter was convicted for but also any crimes committed during a ten year period. Here is his statement:
A Full and Unconditional Pardon
For those offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024, including but not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted (including any that have resulted in convictions) by Special Counsel David C. Weiss in Docket No. 1:23-cr-00061-MN in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and Docket No. 2:23-CR-00599-MCS-1 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
This period includes the time Hunter Biden spent on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. The blanket pardon is likely an effort to shield both Joe and Hunter from any future prosecution for corruption. According to a report by the non profit Marco Polo, “There are, at the very least, 459 documented violations of state & federal laws & regulations on the infamous device.” The crimes that Hunter was charged with pale in comparison to the numerous documented on his laptop that include sex and drug crimes. It comes as no surprise that Joe Biden chose to pardon him for crimes that may have been committed as well as those he was convicted of.
Joe Biden himself is currently breaking numerous US and international laws carrying out the genocide in Palestine, which I have covered before. He has yet to be charged or held accountable for any of these gross violations of human rights.
No one is above the Law
With the recent rightful conviction of Trump for being a scumbag, Democrats and liberals are celebrating that “no one is above the law.” This ignores that President Biden is currently in violation of at…
In addition to his own crimes, Biden is also shielding Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant from arrest by the International Criminal Court. He is fully complicit in their war crimes and genocide.
The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous. Let me be clear once again: whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence — none — between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security. - US President Joe Biden
Biden formerly stated that “No one is above the law.” This statement has now been given a community note on X.
Joe Biden is a liar, clearly he and his family remain above the law. He also stated multiple times that he would not pardon Hunter. And press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has also said the same thing as recently as November 7 when she said in regards to a pardon for Hunter, “Our answer stands, which is no.”
With regard to the question regarding the family, I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He is, he’s one of the brightest, most decent men I know. And I am satisfied that … I’m not going to do anything. I said I’d abide by the jury decision, and I will do that. And I will not pardon him. - Joe Biden, June 13 2024
This pardon was too much for even some Democrats. Governor Jared Polis of Colorado released the following statement:
While as a father I certainly understand President @JoeBiden’s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country. This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation. When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation. Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President’s son.
Jared Polis has been quiet about the war crimes Joe Biden is guilty of, but pardoning Hunter was too much for him.
This is not the norm though. Other Democratic shills have gone all in on their hypocrisy.
Blue MAGA is a cult of liberalism who will side with their team no matter their crimes. If Trump does it, it is bad. If Biden does the same thing, it is good. That is as deep as their analysis goes.
The Crime Bill President
This pardon is even worse given that the man doing it was the architect of the 1994 crime bill. This bill included the “Three Strikes” provision for violent offenders.
Under the federal "Three Strikes" provision, which is now codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c), the defendant receives mandatory life imprisonment if he or she:
is convicted in federal court of a "serious violent felony" and
has two or more prior convictions in federal or state courts, at least one of which is a "serious violent felony." The other prior offense may be a "serious drug offense."
The 1994 crime bill also introduced mandatory minimum sentencing for many offenses including cracking cocaine possession and other drug related offenses. Hunter Biden is going free while there is video of him smoking crack. The same cannot be said of thousands of people convicted under Biden’s crime bill. Thousands and thousands of lives were ruined by the harsh sentencing required by this bill while Hunter Biden was breaking laws with impunity. And even when Hunter was finally charged, his dad came to the rescue with a presidential pardon at the 11th hour.
There are many people languishing in the US prison system who are far more deserving of pardons or clemency than Hunter Biden. Black Panther Assata Shakur is still on the most wanted list. Mumia Abu Jamal is still in prison as the longest held political prisoner in the US. Leonard Peltier also remains in prison for a crime he did not commit. Julian Assange has been released, but was forced to plea guilty for being a journalist. Biden has the power to pardon of all of these people, but chose Hunter.
Biden ran on ending the death penalty, something which Kamala’s campaign took out of the DNC platform. Yet Biden has done nothing for the forty men currently on death row when he has the power to give them clemency. This is something that even establishment democrat James Clyburn is calling for. But Biden has his priorities and they involve protecting his corrupt offspring first and foremost and making sure Israel has the weapons they need to continue the worst crime of all, genocide.
Tiers of Justice
The US justice system is one of many methods that the state uses to oppress the working class. While they claim “liberty and justice for all”, the system acts in favor of the ruling class. If anyone without Hunter’s connections carried out the same crimes, they would be serving a very lengthy prison sentence. The justice system operates differently for different classes. Those who cannot afford a costly trial are often forced into plea deals in spite of being innocent. And often the rich simply are not charged, as is what happened with the 2008 financial crisis where the big banks escaped scot-free. A speeding ticket for someone living paycheck to paycheck can be deadly while most fines are meaningless to the rich.
Occasionally a member of the ruling class is punished, but this is rare. Donald Trump has been convicted of 43 felonies and he is now president-elect. James Clyburn has said that he would support Joe Biden pardoning Trump. This is the same man who democrats previously claimed was going to destroy democracy if he were elected. The hypocrisy of the ruling class is out of control.
Clearly, the pardon is meant to shield "Genocide" Joe as well. Hunter's crimes may be even more despicable than financial, drugs and porn. There are apparently some photos of Hunter with his 14 year-old niece that are pretty gross. His niece is the daughter of his brother Beau, whose wife Hunter had an affair with for some time after his brother's death. The Biden clan is as ugly and criminal as the Trump clan. Walk away from both parties, people.