{"id":2375378,"date":"2024-12-02T09:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T09:33:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T14:33:29","slug":"hunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden receives most sweeping pardon since Nixon &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375378&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a notable event in American political history: Hunter Biden receiving a presidential pardon from\u2062 his father, President\u2062 Joe Biden. The pardon is noted for its extraordinary nature, likened to\u2062 the last major\u2063 presidential pardon granted by Richard Nixon \u2064in 1974. On\u2064 a recent Sunday night,\u200d President Biden announced a \u201cfull and unconditional pardon\u201d for \u2062all offenses \u200bcommitted by \u2063hunter Biden. This decision has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">generated considerable media \u200battention<\/a> and discussions about its implications in\u2062 the context of political nepotism and justice.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hunter Biden receives most sweeping pardon since Nixon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1900277\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3246641\/joe-biden-pardons-son-hunter-of-all-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presidential pardon\">presidential pardon<\/a> from his father is extraordinary enough that the last comparable incident was former President Richard Nixon&rsquo;s pardon in 1974.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Sunday night, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> announced a &ldquo;full and unconditional pardon&rdquo; on all &ldquo;offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in&rdquo; over an 11-year period after repeatedly vowing he wouldn&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have never seen language like this in a pardon document that purports to pardon offenses that have not apparently even been charged, with the exception of the Nixon pardon,&rdquo; Margaret Love, U.S. pardon attorney from 1990 to 1997, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/12\/02\/hunter-biden-pardon-nixon-00192101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even the broadest Trump pardons were specific as to what was being pardoned,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Morison, an experienced lawyer focused on clemency in the Justice Department&rsquo;s Office of the Pardon Attorney, also said the only other pardon of the same nature he could think of was that of Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all pardons target specific allegations or charges, making Hunter Biden&rsquo;s unusual. The only other precedent was President Gerald Ford&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-blagojevich-the-democrat-political-establishment-very-fearful-of-what-i-know-and-what-i-can-say\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014\u00a0Blagojevich: \u2018The Democrat Political Establishment Very Fearful of What I Know and What I Can Say\u2019\">highly controversial move<\/a> in which he pardoned &ldquo;all offenses against the United States&rdquo; that Nixon &ldquo;has committed or may have committed&rdquo; over the course of his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>After winning a historic landslide in 1972, Nixon&rsquo;s presidency was sunk in 1974 by the Watergate scandal, in which aides of his were implicated in illegal campaign activity. He was pressured to resign the presidency by August, leaving the White House in a helicopter on Aug. 9, 1974. The prospect of indicting a former president became the first major issue for Ford.<\/p>\n<p>Less than a month later, Ford announced Nixon&rsquo;s sweeping pardon on Sept. 8, arguing it was needed for the country to move on from the scandal. The public backlash was immediate and severe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov\/digital-research-room\/library-collections\/topic-guides\/nixon-pardon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"beginning with\">beginning with<\/a> the protest resignation of White House press secretary Jerald terHorst. Conspiracy theories quickly proliferated that the pardon was part of a &ldquo;corrupt bargain&rdquo; between Ford and Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>Ford also faced backlash from Congress, resulting in his becoming the first sitting U.S. president to give sworn congressional testimony on Oct. 17, 1974. He gave an opening statement and answered questions regarding the circumstances surrounding the pardon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though posterity has judged the move more favorably, with Ford even being granted the John F. Kennedy Foundation&rsquo;s Profile in Courage Award in 2001, the pardon set Ford&rsquo;s presidency off on a rough start that his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/taliban-returns-to-horrific-violence-after-biden-admin-praised-them-as-professional-and-businesslike\/\" title=\"Taliban Returns To Horrific Violence After Biden Admin Praised Them As \u2018Professional And Businesslike\u2019\">public approval rating<\/a> never recovered from. After he started with a 71% approval rating, it plummeted to 50% after the pardon. The pardon has also been cited as a leading reason for the Republican losses in the 1974 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>With details still swirling about why Joe Biden decided to reverse course and pardon his son, commentators have drawn attention to what negative effects the decision will have on his legacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1900277\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900277\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hunter Biden granted broadest pardon since Nixon&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2375379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Biden-Hunter-Biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32528,23222,12737,32076],"class_list":["post-2375378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-hunter-biden","tag-nixon","tag-pardon","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Joe-Biden-Hunter-Biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375382,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375378\/revisions\/2375382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}