Late Sunday, December 1, President Joe Biden issued a full and sweeping pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, in a move that is sure to create cognitive dissonance among the denizens of the Fourth Estate and beyond. Citing “political pressure” to prosecute, the outgoing president used his executive powers to wipe the slate clean not only for the crimes of which Hunter has been convicted but also for any and all crimes that may have been committed in the last ten years. How does the volatile anti-Trump left square this particular circle?
C’mon, Man. It’s All Political. No Joke.
On numerous occasions during his presidency, and most notably during his campaign, the elder Biden insisted that he would not issue a pardon for his son. In fact, it was a point of pride among his supporters to demonstrate that – unlike Trump – the 46th president would not…
