this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2024
728 points (98.0% liked)

News

23440 readers
2902 users here now

Welcome to the News community!

Rules:

1. Be civil


Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.


2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.


Obvious right or left wing sources will be removed at the mods discretion. We have an actively updated blocklist, which you can see here: https://lemmy.world/post/2246130 if you feel like any website is missing, contact the mods. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted seperately but not to the post body.


3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.


Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.


4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source.


Posts which titles don’t match the source won’t be removed, but the autoMod will notify you, and if your title misrepresents the original article, the post will be deleted. If the site changed their headline, the bot might still contact you, just ignore it, we won’t delete your post.


5. Only recent news is allowed.


Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.


6. All posts must be news articles.


No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials or celebrity gossip is allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis.


7. No duplicate posts.


If a source you used was already posted by someone else, the autoMod will leave a message. Please remove your post if the autoMod is correct. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.


8. Misinformation is prohibited.


Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.


9. No link shorteners.


The auto mod will contact you if a link shortener is detected, please delete your post if they are right.


10. Don't copy entire article in your post body


For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Tyrangle@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Democrats are pissed because all we had left after this election was our integrity. Biden can do what he wants honestly - he doesn't owe us anything - but this is still depressing.

[–] braxy29@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

seriously, this is depressing?

integrity on this matter isn't going to ensure healthcare for myself or family, it's not going to ensure reasonable student loan repayments, it's not going to protect non-citizens i know or work with, it's not going to keep marginalized people safe, it's not going to protect education....

i genuinely don't give a shit. i don't identify so hard with Biden to feel this reflects on me or my politics or values in the slightest.

and you know what else? if Joe wants to protect his son from the man who is looking forward to being dictator, well, that's fine with me. i suspect i would do the same in his position.

[–] Tyrangle@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Nothing short of an electoral landslide in 2026 is going to save us from our current situation. For that to happen, we need the Democratic party to offer a clear and compelling contrast to Trump. If integrity ends up being a campaign issue - which seems likely given Trump's track record - then it helps if we can be the party of integrity. Biden's decision to pardon his son - even after saying that he wouldn't - undermines this. The next campaign hasn't even started yet and it's already taking on water. How is that not depressing? Turn on any conservative radio show and you'll hear how they're spinning this to cancel our every corrupt thing that Trump has ever done.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

Democrats insist on integrity when it means we're getting fucked over, but don't give a shit about integrity when they can save their relatives.

They adhere to norms like their opponents aren't fighting dirty because it ain't them suffering the consequences of their unwillingness to fight back effectively. They have the luxury of Marquess of Queensbury rules because they ain't the ones who gotta tank the punches. They ain't the ones spittin' chicklets in this fight. That's us gettin' beat up.

But let one of their spoiled ilk be in danger and all their vaunted integrity vanishes.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Democrats are pissed because all we had left after this election was our integrity.

I'm pissed because the only time Biden was willing to ignore norms was to save his cokehead failson. He had 4 fucking years to ignore norms on anyone else's behalf. I'm pissed because Democrats kept telling us to trust the process while they were dragging their feet on prosecuting trump only to demonstrate that they always knew that "the process" is irrevocably broken.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

What integrity? Lmao