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People who were already sure Joe was going to pardon his oddly-named son: everyone.
Republicans overjoyed this outgoing president is now "just like" the worst human ever to run for office: all of them. "Whataboutism" is an alien term.
Political prisoners still incarcerated left to pardon: none.
Let the guy gather his family so he can travel far away from the despot felon and be safe in retirement. Don't envy that he can and we can't.
As much as I hate it, that name is very common these days
No more odd than Forest, Mason, Miller, Piper, Tanner or Taylor.
I am sure there are more occupation names that are popular that I am forgetting
Classic Smith
All of these names make me cringe. Not sure what it is
Why spout nonsense misinformation like that?
Summary of the charges and convictions of Hunter Biden:
Gun Charge Conviction: Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony counts for lying on a federal firearms application. He pleaded guilty to making a false statement, saying he was not a drug user, and illegally possessing a firearm for 11 days.
Tax Convictions: Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges in Los Angeles, including three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. He failed to pay at least $1.4 million in self-assessed federal taxes for tax years 2016-2019 and filed false returns.
Plea Deal: Initially, Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to the tax charges and faced a maximum sentence of 17 years in prison.