Biden's decision to rule out the pardon while running for re-election was an enormous misjudgment... this use of the pardon power reeks of royal privilege that is antithetical to America's republican values.
As a father, I find it hard to watch your son go to prison, especially if you have the power to set him free... but this pardon represents a profound failure.
It's exactly this kind of self-dealing and favoritism that has created such cynicism in this country... it's an indictment of a political class that helped lay the groundwork for Donald Trump.
While Hunter Biden didn't harm anyone, the perception of favoritism in pardons is troubling and contributes to the ongoing cynicism in American political life.
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