Staff Reports
The spectacle of President Joe Biden stepping up to pardon his own son, Hunter Biden, truly reads like a plot twist from a politically-charged soap opera. Just days before a scheduled sentencing for felony gun charges, the president pivoted from professing respect for the judicial system to wrapping his boy in the warm embrace of presidential pardon power. Apparently, family matters take precedence over the law in the Biden household, and who could blame him? It’s possible he views Hunter as a fragile glass ornament in the family display case of perceived political oppression.
Hunter Biden’s legal woes recently reached a new level of drama after he was found guilty of three felony gun charges that could have landed him behind bars for up to 25 years. His track record of dodging the long arm of the law plays out like a Hollywood script, where the protagonist’s family connections conveniently alter the course of justice. As Biden asserted he would respect the judicial process during the trial, it seems a last-minute family reunion and a heartfelt trip to Nantucket were all the persuasion he needed to pull the pardon trigger.
Then: The White House repeatedly and categorically said that Joe Biden will not pardon his son Hunter.
Now: Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter.
And they have the barefaced cheek to blame others for misinformation. pic.twitter.com/H49ShmdwqQ
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) December 2, 2024
The latest court dramas surrounding Hunter’s life include a tax evasion case in which he reportedly skipped out on a whopping $1.4 million in taxes while continuing to flaunt an extravagant lifestyle. If real Americans—those not tethered to political privilege—tried living like that, they would find themselves face-to-face with the IRS in no time. But apparently, for Hunter, fairy tales do come true, especially when his father occupies the highest office in the land.
Biden’s reasoning for this bold preemptive pardon is nothing short of a call to arms against “selective prosecution.” The inherent irony here is mind-numbing. One might wonder if there’s a secret handbook on how to evade responsibility for one’s actions, chapters dedicated to the art of leveraging political ties into legal immunities. The president’s complaints about congressional opponents allegedly orchestrating this legal spectacle reveal more about the lengths he will go to shield his son than about the legitimacy of the charges themselves.
The pardon, which retroactively covers offenses Hunter may have committed since 2014, begs the question of whether the Bidens are simply writing their own laws. In the brave new world of progressive politics, it appears that legal accountability is just a suggestion, especially if one can position themselves as a victim of the system. As the dust settles, citizens are left to ponder the implications of a justice system that appears all too willing to play favorites when the higher-ups get involved. The maneuvering of the Biden family continues to raise eyebrows and leaves many pondering—will the scales of justice ever be balanced again?
