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Pardon me

President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter is understandable, but it inadvertently gives Trump ammunition

Robert Reich
Dec 03, 2024
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Friends,

My first reaction to the Sunday news that President Biden was pardoning his son Hunter was sadness.

Biden has a constitutional right to pardon his son, and I can understand his concern that Trump’s overt aim to use the Justice Department and FBI to pursue “retribution” against political enemies might subject Hunter to further charges and harassm…

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