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Subject: Re: [OT] Biden pardons Hunter despite promise
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2024 19:23:18 -0000 (UTC)
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On Dec 2, 2024 at 6:38:31 AM PST, "shawn" <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 07:43:26 -0500, Rhino
> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2024-12-01 11:45 PM, super70s wrote:
>>>  On 2024-12-02 04:23:03 +0000, Rhino said:
>>>  
>>>>  Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter despite promising repeatedly to 
>>>>  respect the rule of law.
>>>  
>>>  Trump wouldn't know about respecting the rule of law if it bit him on 
>>>  the ass. 
>> 
>> Trump wasn't the one that pardoned him, Joe Biden was.
> 
> That's right. Trump didn't pardon Hunter. Trump pardoned 
> 
> Trump's use of the pardon power was marked by an unprecedented degree
> of favoritism.[12] He frequently granted executive clemency to his
> supporters or political allies,[17][18] or following personal appeals
> or campaigns in conservative media,[19] as in the cases of Rod
> Blagojevich, Michael Milken, Joe Arpaio, Dinesh D'Souza, and Clint
> Lorance, as well as Bernard Kerik.[17] Trump granted clemency to five
> of his former campaign staff members and political advisers: Paul
> Manafort, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Stephen K. Bannon, and George
> Papadopoulos.[20]
> Trump issued pardons to seven Republican congressmen convicted of
> crimes: Chris Collins, Duncan D. Hunter, Steve Stockman, Rick Renzi,
> Robin Hayes, Mark Siljander, and Randall "Duke" Cunningham.[20] Trump
> also granted clemency to at least ten healthcare executives and
> doctors convicted in large-scale Medicare fraud schemes.[21][33] The
> National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association criticized Trump's pardons
> to executives who orchestrated massive Medicare frauds.[3
> 
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_granted_executive_clemency_by_Donald_Trump
> 
> Yep, Biden is clearly the worst person ever for pardoning his son.

And Clinton pardoned actual terrorists on his way out the door.

Honestly, we should get rid of this whole pardon thing altogether.