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Biden's broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter raises new questions about his legacy
By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Mr Kipling
Biden's legacy will be as a senile old man whose handlers kept on for too long, giving Trump the White House.
That is all.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Not really. The fascist succeeding him will make Biden look like George Washington.
Peter Neil
he just said the heck with this crap. i’m going to do whatever i want. voters like that.
TaiwanIsNotChina
"Now let me tell you about my plans to put in-laws in top positions and eliminate the Justice Department"
Tokyo Guy
"Now let me tell you about my plans to put in-laws in top positions and eliminate the Justice Department"
And the department of edumacation, as they teach kids what tariffs are.
Daisaku
Trump promised to pardon hundreds of felons.
Ken
Biden pardoned his son so what? Trump wanted to hire a pidofile
bass4funk
Well, his word means nothing again. No presidential library for him, but now if they pursue state charges on Hunter he won’t be able to take the 5th now. Carful what you wish for. Either way, I don’t care, after January 20th that wretched family won’t be around to screw things up anymore, he’ll just be a fleeting memory.
Some dude
after January 20th that wretched family won’t be around to screw things up anymore,
Indeed. The incoming family, clearly a model of family harmony, will be there to show everyone how to be morally perfect.
Just keep Justin Trudeau out of the way, or Melania will be dissolving into puddles on the White House carpet.
falseflagsteve
An outrageous act of lunacy by Biden further tarnishing his already poor reputation .
Ken
Stop pretending like you ever cared about his "word" At least Biden isn't making up stories about a stolen election nor encouraging people to chant "Fight like hell" or "Stop the steal" He knows how to pass on the presidential torch unlike some big orange crybaby
TaiwanIsNotChina
His reputation is excellent among those that understand the real limitations of US power.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Do you think Hunter has committed some crime in a flyover state? I mean you might be right that the Banana Supreme Court may say that Texas can enforce federal law.
dagon
Speaking of Trudeau, Trump seemed to have engaged in some geopolitical flexing during their meeting about tariffs at Mar a Lago.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state-after-trudeau-said-tariff-would-kill-economy-sources
The French are taking the appointment of this blackmailing felonious oligarch as a slap in the face.
In terms of a legacy at least Biden did not alienate allies.
Tokyo Guy
An outrageous act of lunacy by Biden further tarnishing his already poor reputation .
For anyone with half an understanding of politics, Biden was an exceptionally accomplished president. Yeah, he went on a bit too long, and in a sense he's of a generation where politics was actually respectable, so in this modern era where it's basically a blood sport, he was sort of out of place, but that's more an indictment of modern politics than it is of him.
FizzBit
Ha ha ha ha ha
Gada love this corporate media. So it’s a broken promise, not a flat out lie.
Everyone knew he was going to get convicted, but all in the White House so “no pardon” and “never”, many times. Which means they were lying the whole time.
Ken
You care so much about lies yet you defend all of Trumps lies as if he pays you to do that
Burgerland
In June, Biden told reporters as his son faced trial in the Delaware gun case, “I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.” In July, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters: “It's still a no. It will be a no. It is a no. And I don’t have anything else to add. Will he pardon his son? No." In November, days after Trump's victory, Jean-Pierre reiterated that message: “Our answer stands, which is no."
Dude, Joe and his admin just keeps on lying and lying. Dems brand pretty damaged by these shenanigans.
But then they try to preach to others about "morality". Comedy gold.
Burgerland
"Not really. The fascist succeeding him..."..blah blah..."
Awesome, just keep up the fascist nonsense for another 4 years could ya? Your team lost the election because of it and will loose the next one too as long as their mouthpieces keep it going.
bass4funk
Oh, I never trusted the guy, he’s the hypocrite that said that a Biden keeps his word
He did worse, made a boldface lie to the American public. Now the Dems and Biden can’t claim the moral high ground on anything. Trump will release the J6 captives and the left can’t say a word.
He had no choice, the guy was ousted by his own party. Again, can’t wait until we don’t have to hear from these people ever again.
K3PO
He wasn't exceptional at all nor accomplished.
He was a president that couldn't rein in Israel, didn't bring enough to the Ukraine front, and left the door open on the way out of Afghanistan.
And ended his time throwing his supporters a bare faced lie.
FizzBit
What lie?
Ken
People who trespass, attack and try to overthrow their own government aren't captives lol nice try though it takes more practice to sugarcoat BS
Ken
Maybe he shouldn't have lied about election results in order to try to cling to power. But wait you have thousands of excuses written up for his lies already right?
bass4funk
They didn’t, if they did they would have been charged with that crime. They weren’t, they were charged with trespassing.
They are and will be released shortly
Them being politically persecuted was BS. Can’t wait for the lawsuits to follow.
wallace
Early on, the majority of charges filed against the rioters were for disorderly conduct and unlawful entry. Four years after the attack, about one-third of the defendants had been charged with assault on or interference with law enforcement officers.
bass4funk
Biden? He lied about a lot.
I don’t have to think anything, Biden dug his own grave, that’s on him. His legacy is ruined forever.
bass4funk
So no insurrection charges, this will soon come to an end, I’m sure there are plenty of lawyers willing take their cases pro bono.
TaiwanIsNotChina
I realize it doesn't effect you as a non-American but we have to be watchful here about whether there will be troops in the streets. If not, we are all good.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Pelosi and Schumer are still there smiling at ya.
itsonlyrocknroll
President Joe Biden shameless act pardoning his son Hunter, is the final despicable betrayal of his office, a vile hypocrisy.
HopeSpringsEternal
Bidens legacy is in tatters, latest polling has him at 35% and that was BEFORE this Hunter pardon saga!
Never recovered from failed Afghanistan exit in Aug. 2021, ratings have been negative ever since. There has been no real success, why at 75% now think the country is going in the wrong direction, historically high.
People's real incomes have dropped, crime thru the roof, interest rates sky high, inflation so punishing for all, open borders, record overdoses from fentanyl, massive Govt. deficits and let's not forget the global chaos including Ukraine, Mid-East etc.
Biden's ONLY accomplishment = RE-Electing DJT!!!!
Norm
Yes, attacking the Capitol at the same time the Electoral College votes were being counted was probably not a coincidence. Those people are real traitors.
Burgerland
...we have to be watchful here about whether there will be troops in the streets. If not, we are all good."
Don't worry, most understand Trump is not the evil fascist dictator that radical woke left hysteria made him out to be. That's why the majority of US voters gave him the burger with the lot - presidency, popular vote, Senate and the House. Seems the US/ world will be in much better hands a few weeks from now.
TaiwanIsNotChina
That's because they haven't seen the Ukraine exit of Aug. 2025.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Hardly. They are the ones ensuring you pass no laws without their approval.
TaiwanIsNotChina
I will wait for the verdict of an American on that, rather than an enemy of America.