President Joe Biden’s sweeping act of clemency is being criticized by Republicans who say the Squad liberals must have influenced him.
The White House announced that nearly 1,500 individuals convicted of non-violent crimes would be granted clemency, a reduction of a criminal penalty.
Many of the individuals on the list were convicted of drug possession or distribution charges that were not associated with violence in any way.
The massive clemency action, touted as ‘the most ever in a single day’ comes on the heels of the pardon Biden provided to his son Hunter.
Earlier in the week members of the progressive ‘Squad’ pushed the president to act. And House Republicans say that’s why it is not a good look for Biden.
‘Well, whatever legacy he thought he was going to have, he trashed it,’ Texas Republican Rep. Jake Ellzey told DailyMail.com.
He called it ‘nonsense’ that Biden would grant the largest act of clemency ever while giving his son Hunter his own pardon on a separate day. ‘That’s up to the folks on the other side of the aisle to explain,’ he added.
‘So this isn’t a surprise, trust me,’ another Texas Republican, Rep. Troy Nehls, told DailyMail.com, he said Biden likely has many more commutations in store for close allies.
I am troubled by the notion that he may issue blanket pardons, i.e., pardons for crimes yet uncharged, to his and Obama’s Democrat minions. Many names come to mind, stating with Schiff, Schumer, Pelosi, Chaney, Benny Thompson, Cassidy what’s her name and Eric Swalwell.