AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE BIDEN: YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION
Trump turned pardons into tools of corruption, shielding felonious allies and family—while stacking courts to "pre-pardon" his actions. Biden’s pardon counters the GOP’s weaponization of justice.
Glad someone is saying this! The pardon is definitely being abused by outgoing presidents and besides Clinton’s ill-advised pardon and the horrendous abuse by Trump pardons aside, this was not one of those abuses! One understanding of pardon power is to correct an unjust situation or miss justice. To any thoughtful and reasonable person who follows events, it is beyond a doubt that Biden’s son was being hounded because he was the President’s son and for no other understandable reason. His persecution was a political ploy to damage Biden, period. Thousands of others who have committed similar crimes - and these were crimes - walked free. To say that Biden’s pardon gives Trump ammunition to do the same is naive! Trump is going to do whatever he wants and can and does not relay on this or any other action to justify what criminality he has and or will commit. But Biden said . . . Argument. Give me a break. Who in the world has said one thing, then did another. Things and conditions change, and have changed here. People need to wake up and stop giving Trump a pass and look in the mirror.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-152457565
AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE BIDEN: YOU MADE THE RIGHT DECISION
Trump turned pardons into tools of corruption, shielding felonious allies and family—while stacking courts to "pre-pardon" his actions. Biden’s pardon counters the GOP’s weaponization of justice.
Lucid, balanced assessment of the situation both pro and con. You make it easy to see both sides of an issue, Randall. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent coverage of all the points.
Glad someone is saying this! The pardon is definitely being abused by outgoing presidents and besides Clinton’s ill-advised pardon and the horrendous abuse by Trump pardons aside, this was not one of those abuses! One understanding of pardon power is to correct an unjust situation or miss justice. To any thoughtful and reasonable person who follows events, it is beyond a doubt that Biden’s son was being hounded because he was the President’s son and for no other understandable reason. His persecution was a political ploy to damage Biden, period. Thousands of others who have committed similar crimes - and these were crimes - walked free. To say that Biden’s pardon gives Trump ammunition to do the same is naive! Trump is going to do whatever he wants and can and does not relay on this or any other action to justify what criminality he has and or will commit. But Biden said . . . Argument. Give me a break. Who in the world has said one thing, then did another. Things and conditions change, and have changed here. People need to wake up and stop giving Trump a pass and look in the mirror.
Yes! Excellent.