President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon on Sunday, absolving his embattled son Hunter for all federal crimes — not just those with which he’s been charged and convicted — that he may have committed over an 11-year period beginning in 2014. And according to some in legacy media, the blame for that historically unprecedented pardon lies at the feet of President-elect Donald Trump.
CNN contributor S.E. Cupp appeared to acknowledge that a sitting president pardoning his own child was a low point, but immediately argued that the pardon could be traced back to Trump because his existence in the American political landscape had “lowered the bar” for everyone involved, regardless of party.
“It doesn’t get said enough, but Trump’s enduring legacy will be convincing BOTH parties to lower the bar, and that possessing moral authority on anything is no longer a currency that…
