We all knew this was coming, but that doesn’t make it any more acceptable.
Joe Biden has pre-emptively pardoned Covid response chief Anthony Fauci and the members of the 6 January riot investigation to prevent what he called “unjustified… politically motivated prosecutions”.
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Biden also issued a pre-emptive pardon to Mark Milley, a former chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff, who last year described Trump as “fascist to the core”.
Biden’s statement said that the pardons should “not be mistaken as an acknowledgment” that any of those covered “engaged in any wrongdoing”.
Democrats had warned the outgoing president against such action. Adam Schiff, a Senator for California, said Biden could set a “precedent” for “each president hereafter on their way out the door giving out a broad category of pardons”.
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Biden’s pardons cover all members of the House Select Committee investigating the 6 January riot, as well as their staff members and the officers who testified.
Biden is setting a terrible precedent for our nation by robbing our country of accountability and undermining our justice system. If these people have not done anything wrong, then they would not have anything to worry about if we trust our justice system to work correctly. If these people are guilty of wrongs (I believe they are), then Biden has thwarted the ability of the American People to hold them accountable. The result is an unaccountable government where people can no longer believe that anyone will ever be held to account.
Biden’s action was not about protecting innocent people from undue prosecutions. His action was about protecting guilty people from his criminal regime from being held accountable.
In Bidenland you get a pardon for treason. A clear sign Biden is in China’s pocket.
A little early with that “one more”, eh, Owen?
Never underestimate a natural prig.
I am not even sure I understand. Can a pardon be legally given out for crimes not charged yet? How does that work? is that for any and every crime ever committed to the point of the pardon? Does it count for future crimes? This can’t be deemed within the scope of the Presidential pardon power, can it? I go back to Hunter being given the order to murder Trump in cold blood and maybe even in public. If he did it yesterday could he be pardoned? It seems like if you can pardon a person for any and all crimes that they may have committed to the point of the pardon (and beyond?) and you can blanket those pardons the POTUS does have the power to pardon everyone for crimes committed and awaiting trial for. It is just a matter of what the public will accept. This action is not acceptable.
That is not just bad precedent, it is bad interpretation of the power. And how could it be deemed more powerful than the sitting President’s power? If Trump says the pardons are not valid for crimes not yet charged, how does such a ridiculous and suspicious (not a strong enough word, really) blanket pardon live through that? The first thing the next President from another Party does is set about cancelling Executive orders of his predecessor. This seems like it is a precedent that Trump could invalidate. Could Biden have blanket pardoned every single criminal in the country? Why wouldn’t that be valid if this is?
I don’t know how Trump will handle it, but I know what I would do. Give every pardoned person a choice. Either not accept the pardon and take your chances or be let go. If you were named, there was a reason for it. if you don’t need the pardon, there is a good chance you will keep your job. If you feel you need the pardon, you will get away with whatever you did, but you are not qualified to be on the Government payroll from this day forward.