‘He is my son’: Joe Biden pardons Hunter in tax fraud, gun cases
1 month, 1 week ago

‘He is my son’: Joe Biden pardons Hunter in tax fraud, gun cases

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday issued an official pardon for his son Hunter Biden, who is facing the threat of a prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions. Biden pardons son Hunter Biden | Full statement Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. Had the plea deal held, it would have been a fair, reasonable resolution of Hunter’s cases. No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong.

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Ex- FBI informant sentenced for lying about fake bribery story about Bidens
20 hours, 57 minutes ago

Ex- FBI informant sentenced for lying about fake bribery story about Bidens

India Today  

A former FBI informant who admitted to lying about US President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's interactions with a Ukrainian energy company was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday, court records showed. Alexander Smirnov pleaded guilty last month to causing the creation of a false record after falsely telling his FBI handler that he had knowledge …

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Ex-FBI informant admits to lying about Biden family's Ukraine dealings

Raw Story  

A former FBI informant on Monday admitted to making up a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter taking $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian energy firm. Smirnov was indicted for fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy firm Burisma had paid millions of dollars in bribes to Hunter Biden, who was on the Burisma board, and his father, …

Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar Both Vexed By Hunter Biden Pardon
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar Both Vexed By Hunter Biden Pardon

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son isn’t sitting well with two top Democratic allies. Amy Klobuchar and Bernie Sanders both wondered if the president was ignoring America’s best interest when he issued an eleventh-hour pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, earlier this month. During a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Sanders worried that …

Joe Biden’s son ducks questions on controversial pardon from his dad. Here’s what happened
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Joe Biden’s son ducks questions on controversial pardon from his dad. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

Hunter Biden was spotted on Thursday picking up dinner at Blue Ribbon Sushi in Malibu, just 11 days after his father, US President Joe Biden, issued a sweeping pardon covering a wide range of gun, tax, and other potential offenses. Joe Biden signs pardon for son Hunter amid gun and tax violation charges President Joe Biden signed a pardon for …

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges
4 weeks ago

Ex-FBI informant accused of lying about Bidens agrees to plead guilty to federal charges

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former FBI informant accused …

Biden’s ex-adviser publicly slams ‘timing, argument and rationale’ of Hunter’s pardon
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4 weeks ago

Biden’s ex-adviser publicly slams ‘timing, argument and rationale’ of Hunter’s pardon

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden’s former senior adviser has publicly slammed the …

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people
4 weeks ago

Biden commutes nearly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people

Daily Mail  

Outgoing President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoning 39 others in the biggest ever single-day act of clemency in the US. Sources had told Reuters last week that the pardons that were being discussed were said to include those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses and people identified by civil rights groups as unjustly incarcerated. 'As …

What's next in Biden pardons
4 weeks ago

What's next in Biden pardons

NPR  

What's next in Biden pardons JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: President Biden made history today. These actions follow pardoning his own son, Hunter Biden, and the president says he will have more announcement on commutations and pardons before his administration ends. But despite that, you know, big number and that big jump, there are some folks who consider this move pretty low-hanging …

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty
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4 weeks ago

FBI informant accused of lying about Joe and Hunter Biden pleads guilty

CNN  

CNN — An FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family has cut a plea deal with special counsel David Weiss, the prosecutor who led the criminal probe into Hunter Biden. Alexander Smirnov is set to plead guilty to four charges, including tax evasion and obstructing justice by providing false information to the FBI, according to a court filing …

Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency
4 weeks ago

Biden commutes 1,500 terms, grants 39 pardons in largest single-day clemency

India Today  

US President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals and granted 39 pardons, making it the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, the White House announced on Thursday morning. My Administration will continue reviewing clemency petitions to advance equal justice under the law, promote public safety, support rehabilitation and reentry, and provide meaningful second chances," …

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said it was a decision that Biden struggled with but came to shortly …

Biden pardon Trump? Are you kidding me?
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden pardon Trump? Are you kidding me?

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “Yes I do think so, and I think he should pardon all of those people that have been accused and who have been targeted so we can clean the slate.” —Jim Clyburn, when asked if …

Former senior White House aide criticizes Hunter Biden pardon
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Former senior White House aide criticizes Hunter Biden pardon

Politico  

“The argument is one that I think many observers are concerned about. A president who ran to restore the rule of law, who has upheld the rule of law, who has really defended the rule of law kind of saying, ‘Well, maybe not right now,’” Dunn said. She has long been one of Biden’s closest advisers and was the first …

Hunter Biden's baby mama makes stunning admission about the president's controversial pardon
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Hunter Biden's baby mama makes stunning admission about the president's controversial pardon

Daily Mail  

Hunter Biden's baby mama Lunden Roberts said Monday that she understood President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son - and supported that decision. Roberts put out a statement through her publisher Skyhorse one week and one day after the president announced that he would pardon Hunter after months of insisting he wouldn't. She penned the book Out of the …

Unpardonable double standards
1 month ago

Unpardonable double standards

Salon  

Mainstream media spent last week in a self-righteous frenzy over Joe Biden’s pardon of his son. When Trump pardons Jan. 6 rioters who assaulted federal police and wanted to hang Mike Pence, the upset over Hunter’s pardon for lying on a form will look ridiculous. Media malfeasance on parade Since the pardon was announced, Fox News has churned non-stop false …

Trump Says He’ll Aim to Pardon Jan. 6 Defendants on ‘First Day’
1 month ago

Trump Says He’ll Aim to Pardon Jan. 6 Defendants on ‘First Day’

Live Mint  

President-elect Donald Trump said he would use his powers on his “first day” in the White House to grant pardons to rioters involved in the attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I’m going to be acting very quickly,” Trump said in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press recorded on Friday, his first network TV interview since …

Fox News' media malfeasance on parade
1 month ago

Fox News' media malfeasance on parade

Raw Story  

Mainstream media spent last week in a self-righteous frenzy over Joe Biden’s pardon of his son. Media malfeasance on parade Since the pardon was announced, Fox News has churned non-stop false narratives equating the “Biden crime family” with Trump’s long litany of felonies. Fox News ran over 80 features covering the Biden pardo n over the past week alone, yet …

Letters to the Editor: Was Biden really lying when he said he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter?
1 month ago

Letters to the Editor: Was Biden really lying when he said he wouldn’t pardon his son Hunter?

LA Times  

President Biden speaks during a ceremony lighting the National Christmas Tree near the White House on Dec. 5. To the editor: I applaud columnist Jackie Calmes for pointing out that President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter was meant to shield him from the threat of malicious prosecution by the incoming Trump administration. To the editor: Hunter Biden was convicted …

Pete Hegseth’s mom emailed a letter to senators defending Trump’s defense secretary pick (her son). It’s going great!
1 month ago

Pete Hegseth’s mom emailed a letter to senators defending Trump’s defense secretary pick (her son). It’s going great!

Slate  

President Joe Biden on Sunday issued a sweeping pardon of his son Hunter for any federal crimes committed over the past 10 years, including those for which he had been tried and was awaiting sentencing. “There has been an effort to break Hunter—who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective …

Circumstances have changed: White House on why Joe Biden pardoned son Hunter
1 month ago

Circumstances have changed: White House on why Joe Biden pardoned son Hunter

India Today  

US President Joe Biden changed his mind about pardoning his son Hunter because "circumstances have changed," the White House said on Friday. Biden's pardon of his son on Monday came after he had repeatedly promised he would allow the US justice system to play out, and a day after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to lead the FBI. They …

Letters to the Editor: Biden had very good reasons to break his promise and pardon his son Hunter
1 month ago

Letters to the Editor: Biden had very good reasons to break his promise and pardon his son Hunter

LA Times  

To the editor: I am appalled at the attitude of the Democrats who strongly criticize President Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. To the editor: I am surely no expert in criminal procedure or the law regarding presidential pardons, but it seems curious that a president who can offer immunity for crimes not yet charged can’t also do …

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways
Top News
1 month ago

On pardons, Biden weighs whether to flex presidential powers in broad new ways

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a stark choice as he contemplates broad preemptive pardons to protect aides and allies from potential retribution by Donald Trump: Does he hew to the institutional norms he’s spent decades defending or flex the powers of the presidency in untested ways? Clyburn said he told Biden’s team, only half jokingly, that because the Supreme …

Biden has handed Trump a get-out-jail-free card – he will be delighted
1 month ago

Biden has handed Trump a get-out-jail-free card – he will be delighted

The Independent  

American politicians like to talk about why their country is different from all others, with the clear implication that it is better. Well, Trump’s friends have made no secret of their desire to get to the bottom of why he was made a director of a Ukrainian energy company when as far as anyone knows, Hunter Biden knew nothing about …

White House Discussing Preemptive Pardons Of Trump's Enemies: Reports
Top News
1 month ago

White House Discussing Preemptive Pardons Of Trump's Enemies: Reports

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING People in President Joe Biden’s orbit are weighing the possibility of him issuing preemptive pardons to people who may be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump, according to multiple media reports Thursday. Politico, CNN and USA Today all reported that senior White House aides are having serious discussions about pursuing pardons for some of Trump’s political enemies out …

'It’s appropriate': Dem senator backs Biden pardon — for Trump
1 month ago

'It’s appropriate': Dem senator backs Biden pardon — for Trump

Raw Story  

Sen. John Fetterman told reporters on Thursday that he supports President Joe Biden's controversial pardon of his son Hunter on federal tax and gun charges — and that he'd similarly like to see a pardon issued for President-elect Donald Trump, NBC News reported. Fetterman said the cases against Hunter, who has been a subject of Republican investigation for years as …

Column: The backlash on the backlash against the Hunter Biden pardon
1 month ago

Column: The backlash on the backlash against the Hunter Biden pardon

LA Times  

Days later I’m still seething that President Biden gave a “full and unconditional” pardon to his troublesome surviving son. With the pardon of Hunter Biden, who’d pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was separately convicted of lying about his drug addiction on a gun application, Joe Biden put his family ahead of his fealty to the animating pledge of his …

Biden mulls preemptive pardons for US officials in Trump’s firing line
1 month ago

Biden mulls preemptive pardons for US officials in Trump’s firing line

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden is considering whether to issue blanket pardons for current and former public officials who risk being targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. In a news briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged that Biden was indeed considering further pardons, though she would not specify whether they were the rumoured blanket pardons. …

Furious Dems threaten to withhold donations to Biden’s presidential library after Hunter’s pardon
1 month ago

Furious Dems threaten to withhold donations to Biden’s presidential library after Hunter’s pardon

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some senior Democrats are reportedly so disappointed with President Joe …

'Completely shocking': Political analyst stunned by Trump plan to wage war on critics
1 month ago

'Completely shocking': Political analyst stunned by Trump plan to wage war on critics

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," longtime political analyst Jonathan Martin admitted he was astounded that critics of Donald Trump are actually being put in the position of feeling like they may need a pardon from President Joe Biden to protect themselves from his wrath after he assumes office. During a discussion about Biden giving a pardon to his …

Biden administration weighing preemptive pardons for those on Trump’s political radar: Report
1 month ago

Biden administration weighing preemptive pardons for those on Trump’s political radar: Report

Firstpost  

Senior aides to President Joe Biden are engaged in an intense internal debate over whether to issue preemptive pardons to a group of current and former public officials who could be targeted if President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, according to a report Senior aides to President Joe Biden are engaged in an intense internal debate over whether …

After son Hunter, US President Joe Biden plans preemptive pardon for Trump critics: Report
1 month ago

After son Hunter, US President Joe Biden plans preemptive pardon for Trump critics: Report

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing US president Joe Biden's senior aides are allegedly conducting internal discussions on whether pre-emptive pardons should be issued for current and former public officials who are on president-elect Donald Trump's radar, reported Politico. The Biden administration is considering pre-emptive pardons for those on Donald Trump's radar Senior Democrats who have been privy to the talks said that a sense …

‘Show Mercy’: Sen. Brian Schatz Urges Joe Biden To Free Leonard Peltier In Final Days
1 month ago

‘Show Mercy’: Sen. Brian Schatz Urges Joe Biden To Free Leonard Peltier In Final Days

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Sen. Brian Schatz on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to use his final days in office to grant clemency to Leonard Peltier, a Native American rights activist who has been in prison for nearly 50 years despite a deeply flawed trial and pleas for his release from human rights leaders, legal experts and even some …

Yes, Joe should pardon them all — Trump included
1 month ago

Yes, Joe should pardon them all — Trump included

Salon  

The storm is rising. They look at Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter for his convicted crime, for others he may have committed, and perhaps also for those not committed or at least not charged, as a war against them — confirmation that Biden thinks he is above the law and Trump is a victim of a weaponized justice system …

Clemency groups use Hunter pardon to pressure Biden
1 month ago

Clemency groups use Hunter pardon to pressure Biden

Politico  

“This is a matter of doing the right thing, as well as it’s a matter of legacy. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters this week that “you could expect more” pardons and clemency action as the president finishes out his term — and that he takes the responsibility of ensuring fairness in the criminal justice system “very seriously.” …

Biden weighs preemptive pardons for those on Trump's enemies list
Top News
1 month ago

Biden weighs preemptive pardons for those on Trump's enemies list

Salon  

President Joe Biden's senior aides are considering the merits of issuing preemptive pardons for a range of current and former officials who President-elect Donald Trump may target, sources familiar with the discussions told Politico. White House officials are concerned that such pardons could suggest impropriety, only fueling Trump’s rhetoric against the so-called "deep state," and because those offered preemptive pardons …

CNN's Kaitlan Collins dubs Joe Biden's pardon of son Hunter a ‘political time bomb’
1 month ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins dubs Joe Biden's pardon of son Hunter a ‘political time bomb’

Hindustan Times  

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins brutally slammed Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter during Monday's episode of The Source. CNN's Kaitlan Collins slams Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter Kaitlan Collins rips Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter “With 50 days left in his presidency, Joe Biden just set off a political time bomb before leaving for Africa …

'A press release is not a pardon': Hunter Biden judge slams president's decision
1 month ago

'A press release is not a pardon': Hunter Biden judge slams president's decision

Raw Story  

The federal judge who presided over Hunter Biden’s federal tax case in Los Angeles became the latest voice to come out against President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon for his son in a stinging rebuke made public Tuesday night. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi in a brief order blamed Hunter Biden’s lawyers for failing to file a copy of the presidential …

US President Biden’s growing worries spurred son’s pardon without delay
1 month ago

US President Biden’s growing worries spurred son’s pardon without delay

Live Mint  

Several of President Biden’s close confidants for months said privately that they expected him to pardon his son Hunter, even as he publicly insisted he wouldn’t. While a pardon always was a possibility as Hunter faced yearslong scrutiny from U.S. attorney—and later special counsel—David Weiss, his defense lawyers said they didn’t have it in mind as they navigated the probe …

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case
1 month ago

'Unfairly prosecuted': Trump quotes Biden's pardon arguments in bid to quash hush money case

Firstpost  

Donald Trump’s legal team has sought for dismissal of his Manhattan criminal hush-money case arguing President Joe Biden used similar reasoning to pardon his son, Hunter Biden Donald Trump's legal team is now arguing that the hush money case should be thrown out given his win in the US presidential election. Lawyers of Donald Trump have invoked Joe Biden’s decision …

Gavin Newsom tears into Biden for pardoning son Hunter: 'I took the president at his word'
1 month ago

Gavin Newsom tears into Biden for pardoning son Hunter: 'I took the president at his word'

Daily Mail  

Gavin Newsom says he's 'disappointed' in Joe Biden after the president announced a shock lame duck pardon for his son Hunter. Newsom set his sights on nationwide recognition this year by appearing on TV clashing over social issues with Republicans like Ron DeSantis - and front and center at the presidential debate in June, where he adamantly defended Biden's catastrophic …

AOC calls for Biden to commute federal death sentences after Hunter Biden pardon
1 month ago

AOC calls for Biden to commute federal death sentences after Hunter Biden pardon

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on President Joe Biden to commute …

"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say
1 month ago

"One last chance": Biden's pardon of Hunter can't be his final act of clemency, Democrats say

Salon  

Justifying the decision to pardon his own son, President Joe Biden pointed to Republicans bringing “political pressure” on the criminal justice system, which he claimed had scuttled a plea deal and was why Hunter’s tax-and-gun issues risked landing him in prison for up to 25 years. “It is true that President Biden had said he wouldn’t pardon his son,” MSNBC’s …

Bill Clinton backs president’s pardon of Hunter Biden
1 month ago

Bill Clinton backs president’s pardon of Hunter Biden

Politico  

Many presidents — including Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump — have used their executive power to pardon convictions or commute sentences handed down to close friends and family members. Hunter’s pardon unleashed a torrent of criticism claiming the president provided political cover for Trump to issue wide-ranging pardons to his own allies in order to spare them from prosecution. When …

Some Democrats decry party’s unwillingness to break with Biden
1 month ago

Some Democrats decry party’s unwillingness to break with Biden

Politico  

Kurt Ehrenberg, a former top Bernie Sanders adviser in New Hampshire, said the pardon was a “big F-you to the Democratic Party that ousted him.” “He’s got nothing to lose. Or as one veteran Democratic strategist put it: “We just spent three weeks talking about how the party will change its compass and tactics and re-orient to a winning strategy …

Joe Manchin says Biden’s pardon of Hunter would have been ‘more balanced’ had he also pardoned Trump
1 month ago

Joe Manchin says Biden’s pardon of Hunter would have been ‘more balanced’ had he also pardoned Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Independent West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, a former Democrat, has …

Trump files motion to dismiss his hush money case — citing Hunter Biden
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1 month ago

Trump files motion to dismiss his hush money case — citing Hunter Biden

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's lawyers have submitted a motion to dismiss his New York fraud verdict issued by a jury in May, citing President Joe Biden's full pardon of his son Hunter Biden. Trump starts off by referencing Biden's pardon of his son yesterday," Eisen posted on Bluesky. "It's also false that 'this case would never have been brought were it not …

The View panelist cites ‘Hunter deButts’ in bizarre defense of Joe Biden’s pardon
1 month ago

The View panelist cites ‘Hunter deButts’ in bizarre defense of Joe Biden’s pardon

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ana Navarro-Cardenas tried to defend President Joe Biden’s pardon of …

How Democrats and Republicans look at Hunter Biden’s pardon and one for J6ers
1 month ago

How Democrats and Republicans look at Hunter Biden’s pardon and one for J6ers

Raw Story  

Despite apparent consternation from a small number of Democrats—including Governor Jared Polis and U.S. "Biden didn’t just pardon his son, but he did so after repeatedly saying he wouldn’t, and he gave Hunter Biden an extraordinarily broad pardon, historically speaking," reported The Washington Post’s Aaron Blake. RELATED: ‘Two Things Could Be True’: White House Reveals Why Hunter Pardon Might Not …

Elon Musk trolls Joe Biden with community note after pardoning his son Hunter
1 month ago

Elon Musk trolls Joe Biden with community note after pardoning his son Hunter

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump megadonor and incoming administration official Elon Musk has …

DC Edit | Biden legacy compromised
1 month ago

DC Edit | Biden legacy compromised

Deccan Chronicle  

Blood is thicker than water. That may be a reason why US President Joe Biden chose to issue a full and unconditional pardon for his son Hunter Biden. But, as someone on his own side of the political divide said, “Hypocrisy is not illegal, nor is it unusual in politics.” Why there is so much flak about one of Mr …

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