Hunter Biden pardon fuels Trump's 'weaponization' arguments
Trump's team was pointed to Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, saying it showed that ending "the weaponization of our justice system needs to happen."
WASHINGTON — Democrats spent much of the presidential campaign warning that Donald Trump is a threat to the rule of law, to faith in public institutions — even to the truth itself.
In pardoning his son, President Joe Biden undercut each of those arguments while giving Trump political cover to pursue the far-right ambitions that Democrats fear will damage the country, some party lawmakers and strategists said Monday.
The sweeping pardon means Hunter Biden won’t face any punishment for criminal convictions in two separate cases, one involving gun charges, the other tax evasion.
Beyond that, the pardon that Biden had repeatedly vowed he would never give insulates his son from any federal offenses he may have committed for the last 10 years.
A father’s natural wish to protect a son who has struggled with drug and alcohol addiction is something people may appreciate.
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