President Joe Biden shocked the world on Sunday night when he pardoned his own son, Hunter. This came after Joe spent years claiming that he would never pardon Hunter.
Indeed, this turned out to be a massive lie. Now, disturbing new reports indicate that Joe is planning more pardons before he leaves office next month.
The reports suggest that Joe is considering pardoning some major anti-Donald Trump figures. The pardons would be preemptive and prevent Trump from going after the recipients.
From Politico:
“White House officials … are carefully weighing the extraordinary step of handing out blanket pardons to those who’ve committed no crimes, both because it could suggest impropriety, only fueling Trump’s criticisms, and because those offered preemptive pardons may reject them,” POLITICO reported.Names mentioned by POLITICO include members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as well as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-CA), former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
“The beneficiaries know nothing,” one source insisted to POLITICO.
Various congressional Democrats have been encouraging Joe to issue these pardons.
“I think that without question, Trump is going to try to act in a dictatorial way, in a fascistic way, in a revengeful first year … towards individuals who he believes harmed him,” Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) said last week.
“If it’s clear by January 19th that [revenge] is his intention, then I would recommend to President Biden that he provide those preemptive pardons to people, because that’s really what our country is going to need next year,” he continued.
Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) spoke out yesterday to agree with this.
“This is no hypothetical threat,” Boyle claimed. “The time for cautious restraint is over. We must act with urgency to push back against these threats and prevent Trump from abusing his power.”
Karine Jean-Pierre Weighs In
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed potential future pardons earlier this week.
“As it relates to pardon- — pardoning or any clemency, the president, as you know, at the end of the year, makes announcements,” she said. “He’s thinking through that process very thoroughly. There’s a process in place, obviously. And so, once — I’m not going to get ahead of — of the president on this. But you could expect more announcement, more par- — pardons and clemency at the end of — at the end of — at the end of this term.”
When asked how soon the public can expect these pardons, Jean-Pierre replied, “I don’t have a timeline for you. As you know, this usually happens towards the end. And so, the president is going through that process, thinking through that process. I’m not going to get ahead of him. But you can expect more announcements to come.”
In pardoning his own son, Joe showed that nothing he says can be trusted. As recently as June, Joe replied with an emphatic “yes” when asked if a pardon for Hunter had been ruled out.
“I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him,” Joe said at the time as Hunter was facing trial in the Delaware gun case.
Only time will tell if more controversial pardons are on the way before Joe leaves the White House for good.
Sources: Daily Wire, Politico,
