In what may be the most sweeping instance of gentle parenting ever used on a 54-year old, Joe Biden cemented his legacy of corruption and failure by doing the one thing he and his administration consistently swore on all they hold dear they would never do – pardon Hunter Biden.
The news came, of course, on the Sunday of a four-day weekend, presumably thinking that most people wouldn’t be focused on it, and it wouldn’t turn out to be a very big deal. It is a big deal. It’s legal, it’s Constitutional, and remains one of the absolute powers of the presidency – the ability to issue pardons. But the political fallout? That’s something entirely different.
Ed has a great write-up of the White House continuing to deny Biden would ever consider pardoning his son at any time in the future, so sure were they that this was a non-starter. If you are a more visual person, here’s my…
