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Joe Biden's family and the people he pardoned on the Jan. 6 committee have not actually committed crimes, he is trying to prevent them from spending the rest of their lives fighting the government, which is no easy feat,
I was floored that Joe Biden pardoned his whole family and let me tell you why. The most charitable interpretation is the Titanic is sinking, I’ve got a life raft for my family, but anyone else who challenged Trump, you better swim, or you’re drowning,
she said, describing what she said was her most "charitable interpretation" of the decision, which was criticized by members of the media It sets a very dangerous precedent. Now Donald Trump can basically advise staff and his family to do anything unlawful and then just issue a blanket pardon when he leaves office. I think it was disgraceful and I think it's going to harm his legacy,
If I could protect me and mine, I would do that, and so I think we need to show Biden some grace,
The recent precedents are disturbing, ... and will be seen by some future presidents as a license to pardon friends, family, cronies without any consequence other than history’s judgment.”
The pardons by outgoing President Biden and incoming President Trump yesterday signal a dangerous new era in pardoning,
said Bernadette Meyler, a constitutional law expert at Stanford University It was perhaps a constitutional mistake to give the president this one unchecked, unilateral power,
said Mark Rozell, a George Mason University expert on presidential power It was a disappointing move, ... I was disappointed in it. I think he has spoken so eloquently about the need to preserve the rule of law."
As he was coming into office in 2020, he talked about the idea of Trump pardoning his family and said that it would send a bad message,
the former Biden official said, adding And I think it’s hard to argue that it didn’t yesterday. I will be totally candid. I think it was disappointing,
I also think you have to recognize that we are now in a Trump 2.0 era where Trump has been very clear that he intends to use the long arm of the government to go after his political enemies, and I can understand why Joe Biden might look at his family and say, ‘I’m going to do everything in my power to protect them on the way out the door,
The difference here is whether you agree or disagree about what President Trump’s going to do, he told the American public ahead of time,
This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.”
I further direct the Attorney General to pursue dismissal with prejudice to the government of all pending indictments against individuals for their conduct related to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021,
the Trump-signed executive order stated