03 Dec 2024 By Pardoning Hunter Biden, President Biden Flips Off American Citizens
While presidents commonly make generous use of their pardoning power in the waning days of their administrations, President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter strikes our Project 21 ambassadors as particularly egregious. They note that this pardon is hypocritical and sets a dangerous precedent, especially in cases of executive-level corruption.
Emery McClendon
Project 21 Ambassador Emery McClendon:
President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter even though he and his press secretary repeatedly said that he wouldn’t pardon a family member.
In light of this blatant reversal, can we believe anything that this president or his administration have said over the last four years (e.g. Donald Trump is a Nazi, MAGA is a cult, our border is secure, and parents are terrorists for standing up for their children’s rights)? Joe Biden has proven that he is not a man whose word should be taken seriously.
The crimes that Hunter is alleged to have committed are serious; no average person would have been given a blanket pardon for committing the same crimes.
Donna Jackson
Project 21 Director of Membership Development Donna Jackson:
Joe Biden pardoned his son for the same charges that so many black men are sitting in prison for today.
Through his crime bill and economic policies, Lock-Him-Up Joe Biden has destroyed so many black families, while he saves his own.
This is clearly an injustice.
Richard Holt
Project 21 Ambassador Richard Holt:
The Hunter Biden pardon is another glaring example of how America has gone from a shining city on a hill to a third-rate banana republic.
It’s a completely normal thing to see, and not a surprise at all, when a powerful family that uses their influence for personal gain protects their own from justice while weaponizing the courts against its opponents. The elites simply live by different rules than everyone else and are entirely above the law.
American justice and politics are broken, rigged and beyond the bounds of any sense of fairness. Lady Liberty is dead and rotting in her grave.
P Rae Easley
Project 21 Ambassador P Rae Easley:
As a parent, I believe that the president did what he was supposed to do and that’s protect his child. However, it is an affront to the American people to renege on the promise to not pardon his son.
His parting message to America is that people ARE above the law if their parents are politicians. That’s a dangerous precedent to set for the American people.
Steven Perry
Project 21 Ambassador Steven Perry:
The fact that the president pardoned his son speaks volumes about an America that we didn’t expect to see. Many African Americans who didn’t get pardons wish they had a president for a father.
What’s ironic is that these leaders suggest that America is fair, but in their actions do unfair things.
Kathleen Wells
Project 21 Ambassador Kathleen Wells:
The notion that Hunter’s prosecutions were politically motivated, and Trump’s were not, defies logic.Most Americans now realize that the legacy media is no more than a tool of the Deep State — providing cover for our corrupt political establishment.
(Note: Kathleen will be discussing this further on NewstalkSTL’s Vic Porcelli Show 12/4 at 10:41am ET.)
Martin Baker
While this should not come as a surprise, this still smacks of impropriety.
While there is nothing in the Constitution to prevent these actions, it gives the average citizen the perception that equal justice under the law only applies if you have an executive-level relative, which is not a good look for a citizenry screaming for transparency and equal treatment.
Dr. Brenda J. Thiam
Project 21 Ambassador Brenda J. Thiam, Ph.D.:
President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter for engaging in egregious criminal acts is nothing short of insulting, both to American citizens and to those who have engaged in similar criminal behavior but are currently serving prison time.
This is the most blatant example of hypocrisy and arrogance I’ve ever seen from a president.
Melanie Collette
Project 21 Ambassador Melanie Collette:
It’s honestly no surprise to see this happening. Whether it’s the border crisis, the shaky economy, or questions about Biden’s mental acuity, the pattern is clear: gaslighting the public and then acting as if everything is fine.
To believe that President Biden would do anything but pardon Hunter is extremely gullible. Moves like this are precisely why so many Americans voted this administration out in November.
Craig DeLuz
Project 21 Ambassador Craig DeLuz:
In a startling display of hypocrisy, President Joe Biden has opted to grant a blanket pardon to his son Hunter Biden, a move that not only raises eyebrows but also exemplifies a broader inconsistency in the Democratic narrative regarding justice and fairness.
For a party that often decries the shortcomings of our legal framework and accuses our justice system of being biased against the underprivileged, this action reveals a fundamental contradiction. It raises the question: Are these arguments about justice genuinely rooted in concern for equity, or are they merely a façade for privilege?
The implications of this pardon extend beyond mere familial favoritism; they also serve to obscure serious allegations surrounding potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and the more insidious specter of influence peddling.
While the Biden administration condemns the very system it simultaneously exploits, we must ask why rules that govern accountability and transparency seem to dissolve when applied to the privileged few.
DawnMarie Alexander Boursiquot
Project 21 Ambassador DawnMarie A. Boursiquot:
The American people value honesty and a reasonable understanding of accountability.Many anticipated that Joe Biden would pardon his son, Hunter, despite his statements to the contrary. This expectation stemmed primarily from the fact that he is Biden’s son. There was little hope that Biden would choose to do the right thing by having Hunter take responsibility for his actions, especially considering the legal convictions connected to him, as well as the evidence suggesting that the Biden family benefited from Hunter’s conduct.
This pardon illustrates how those in power often leverage their influence for personal gain, leaving the American people feeling underserved and without relief. It highlights a broader issue regarding power dynamics and double standards—what is deemed acceptable for one individual may not be acceptable for another. The rule of law appears to apply only to a select few.
For these reasons, all charges against President-elect Trump should be dismissed.
As an ordinary citizen, I understand the outrage many people feel regarding the Hunter Biden pardon.
I believe President Biden should not have addressed questions about his son’s federal charges; instead he should have concentrated on his campaign. Initially he stated that he would not pardon his son, but he later changed his mind. This shift has led many Americans to question his honesty and integrity.
Brandon Brice
Project 21 Ambassador Brandon Brice:
The president is wrong for this pardon.
It suggests to the American voter that there is a two-way system of justice in Washington.
Curtis T. Hill, Jr.
Project 21 Ambassador Curtis T. Hill, Jr., former Indiana attorney general, discussed the pardon extensively during an interview with NTD’s Steve Lance:
This is corruption at its highest levels. There should be no real shock that Biden reneged on his so-called promise not to interfere with his son’s case, but that’s exactly what he’s done.
And not only is he interfering with the cases that were resolved – the tax evasion case and the gun case – but Americans really wanna know a great deal about all of the dealings in Eastern Europe…
I think this is far different than ordinary pardons. Pardons are set up for different reasons, and there’s a whole process that’s involved, but this is the president of United States pardoning his son who is implicated in a possible corruption case with the president of the United States. There’s a lot of unanswered questions that are in place here.
And due to the fact that the FBI and federal authorities have been playing games with this case, it’s hard to have the level of trust in our government that’s necessary. That’s why it’s important to note that President Trump, through his transition, is looking to really cut the guts out of the Washington bureaucracy and the way things have been, because we don’t know who to trust anymore….
The real big deal with Hunter Biden is that he put himself in a position where he was gaining influence as a result of his father‘s position all over the Eastern Bloc nations. There’s deal after deal, there’s indication after indication, that he has dirt on his hands.
And with reference to who all is involved, it could very well go up to the top. By going back to 2014, Joe Biden has made an effort to clean his slate on Hunter Biden so that he doesn’t have to stand for investigation on any of these matters. And these matters all have an opportunity to reach as far up as the president of the United States.
So it has wide-ranging implications on the authority of the president and when is it appropriate to issue a pardon and what is it not. It’s a really dark day for American justice….
The number of people who are accused of crimes who say they didn’t get a fair shot? I mean, that’s what we try to build into our system: a fair-play opportunity. But how many people have the president of the United States weighing in with unilateral authority to wipe the slate clean, especially as a relative? It’s a power that should very rarely be used, if ever. And I think it’s been abused here in the case of Joe Biden.
We want to have a process where everyone has an opportunity to be fairly treated. And this sets a precedent for tit-for-tat, where you’re gonna see politics start to play into ongoing investigations, particularly investigations where the president of the United States could be implicated.
So I think that this is a very fundamentally flawed position on the part of Joe Biden. It doesn’t shock me. In fact, I had predicted that this would happen, because Joe Biden is a corrupt individual. And this is an indication of it, and this is the legacy that he wants to go out on. He’s basically sticking his middle finger up at the United States of America from a fairness-and-justice standpoint and he doesn’t care what his legacy looks like.