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Legal eagle Alan Dershowitz has put President Joe Biden on notice, suggesting that after granting a pardon to his son Hunter, he now has a moral obligation to free non-violent protesters from the harsh bonds of January 6-related charges. It seems Dad-Of-The-Year Biden might need a crash course in justice—especially if he thinks Hunter’s legal troubles are in any way comparable to the people swept up in the chaos at the Capitol.
Biden, in a late-night statement that could have put any insomniac to sleep, claimed Hunter was “singled out” for prosecution and suggested dark machinations by his political foes aimed at breaking him and his family. Conservative observers might remember Biden’s slanted claims during the 2020 election that he alone could unify the country; now, in contrast, he seems to prefer divisive double standards. Dershowitz rightly pointed out that if not for the infamous last name, Hunter’s legal troubles would likely have evaporated like a beige pant suit at a fashion show.
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The esteemed attorney emphasized that non-violent protesters—those who trespassed or carried on as law-abiding citizens among the chaos—are treated with a glaring disparity when compared to the dealings associated with the Black Lives Matter protests. In his argument, Dershowitz could barely contain the absurdity of the double standard. In his view, if the perpetrators of the Black Lives Matter riots faced little to no consequence for their actions—and some would say they caused widespread havoc—then those who simply engaged in a peaceful demonstration on January 6 should certainly receive similar indulgence.
In a world where the mainstream media works overtime to paint the Capitol riot as a dire “insurrection,” Dershowitz’s view that both events were protests that got out of hand might raise some eyebrows. The irony rests heavy: the BLM protests, marked by violence and destruction that cost lives and incurred damages nearly reaching $1 billion, somehow became justified antics in the liberal playbook while the January 6 rally-goers are treated like crusaders of chaos. Dershowitz’s passionate defense of the non-violent protesters illuminates this glaring hypocrisy.
As if the irony meter wasn’t already pegged, Dershowitz noted the glaring assumptions about fairness in the judicial system. He suggested that equal treatment under the law isn’t just a nicety but a necessity if Biden wishes to maintain an ounce of credibility as the president. It seems the left’s selective outrage doesn’t just stop at politics but permeates through the very legal framework of this country. The distinguished professor leaves no room for doubt; if Biden hopes to smooth out these immediate discrepancies, he has some serious moral decisions to make.
