Watching Democrats and press figures contort themselves into pretzels to either shamelessly justify or self-servingly distance themselves from Joe Biden giving his son, convicted felon Hunter Biden, a “full and unconditional” pardon in the last weeks of his presidency has been something else.
You’ve got the ones like Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) who tweeted “I respect President Biden, but I think he got this one wrong. This wasn’t a politically motivated prosecution. Hunter committed felonies, and was convicted by a jury of his peers.”
There have also been Democrat media apologists like NBC News’ Chuck Todd, who probably needed to be assisted to a fainting couch Monday after his rant about Biden’s actions, where he feigned shock that the president would do such a thing after promising not to.
However, as is often the case, the real reasons behind the left’s hysterical reactions eventually reveal themselves. This is where we find ourselves just three days out from The Pardon, where we’re learning that there is much Democrat infighting, with the crux of the concern being not that Biden went back on his word but because it has given President-elect Trump the moral high ground.
From Axios, where their carrying the water for Democrats on “respect for the truth and the rule of law” in the early part of the story should also be noted:
Why it matters: For years, Democrats have responded to Donald Trump’s brazen lying, shattering of norms and alleged corruption by emphasizing their own respect for the truth, institutions and the rule of law.
- By pardoning Hunter on gun and tax convictions — or any other crimes he “may have committed” between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024 — some Democrats believe Biden has sacrificed a moral high ground that’s been foundational to the party’s identity in the Trump era.
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