Joe Biden pardons son Hunter in final weeks in office, despite insisting he would not
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The White House says US President Joe Biden has issued a pardon for his son Hunter Biden.

In short:

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, saying “raw politics … led to a miscarriage of justice”.

Hunter Biden was convicted of gun charges and tax evasion and was facing sentencing hearings scheduled for mid-December.

Joe Biden said he made the decision over the weekend while spending the Thanksgiving holiday with his family.

  • eureka@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Weird that he’s been pardoned for buying a gun and evading taxes. I thought those things were supposed to be rights in the USA.

    Gun rights and tax evasion are privileges!

    spoiler
    • People and companies rich enough are avoided by the IRS as it’s too much work to put a case against them. Taxes for the poor, not the powerful.
    • Gun control legislation has repeatedly been enacted after anti-slavery, worker strikes (during red scare) or when minority groups armed themselves (The Mulford Act, which even the NRA supported). Gun control for the poor, not the powerful.