{"id":2375411,"date":"2024-12-02T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-call-out-biden-for-pardoning-hunter-put-his-family-ahead-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:08:32","slug":"top-democrats-call-out-biden-for-pardoning-hunter-put-his-family-ahead-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrats-call-out-biden-for-pardoning-hunter-put-his-family-ahead-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Democrats Call Out Biden for Pardoning Hunter: &#8216;Put His Family Ahead of the Country&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Ftop-democrats-call-out-biden-for-pardoning-hunter-put-his-family-ahead-of-the-country%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=2375411&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>Top Democrats are criticizing President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision to pardon\u2064 his son, Hunter Biden, a move that\u2062 Biden had previously claimed\u200c he would not make. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">president issued<\/a> the pardon, stating that Hunter\u200c was a victim\u2063 of partisan politics. Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton expressed his disagreement, asserting that Hunter had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-texas-oil-man-sues-beto-orourke-for-defamation\/\" title=\"Nolte: Texas Oil Man Sues Beto O&#039;Rourke for Defamation\">committed felonies<\/a>\u2064 and was\u2063 rightfully convicted by a jury. Similarly, Colorado Governor Jared Polis remarked that while he \u2064understood Biden&#8217;s desire to help \u2062his son, \u200dthe \u200bpardon set a troubling precedent that\u200d could be manipulated by future presidents. <\/p>\n<p>International reactions have also emerged, with \u200bcritics labeling the pardon an abuse of power. An \u200bopinion piece from Australia condemned \u200bBiden&#8217;s action as an ethical breach, questioning how this decision aligns \u200cwith his commitments to uphold the rule of law. Republican figures have also pointed to biden&#8217;s prior statements against pardoning \u2062his son, arguing that this act further\u200c complicates his legacy. The consensus\u2064 among many critics is that the \u200bpardon undermines the principles of justice and equality before\u2064 the law.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats are condemning President Joe Biden&rsquo;s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden.<\/p>\n<p>The president, who had previously said he would not pardon his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-joe-biden-pardons-son-hunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">did so Sunday night<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/12\/01\/statement-from-president-joe-biden-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a sweeping pardon<\/a>, claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-hunter-bidens-sentencing-federal-firearms-charges-delayed-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter<\/a> was a victim of partisan politics.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/waiting-biden-kjp-answer-questions-hunters-pardon-waiting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">president<\/a> made a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I respect President Biden, but I think he got this one wrong. This wasn&rsquo;t a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/some-politicians-notable-figures-weigh-in-on-trumps-claim-that-he-will-be-arrested-on-tuesday\/\" title=\"Some Politicians, Notable Figures Weigh In On Trump\u2019s Claim That He Will Be Arrested On Tuesday\">politically-motivated prosecution<\/a>. Hunter committed felonies, and was convicted by a jury of his peers,&rdquo; Stanton <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGregStanton\/status\/1863401113946345599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I respect President Biden, but I think he got this one wrong.<\/p>\n<p>This wasn&rsquo;t a politically-motivated prosecution. Hunter committed felonies, and was convicted by a jury of his peers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P31d4ILL1P\">https:\/\/t.co\/P31d4ILL1P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Greg Stanton (@RepGregStanton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregStanton\/status\/1863401113946345599?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis agreed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While as a father I certainly understand President @JoeBiden&rsquo;s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country. This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation,&rdquo; Polis <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jaredpolis\/status\/1863392145669046677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you become President, your role is Pater familias of the nation. Hunter brought the legal trouble he faced on himself, and one can sympathize with his struggles while also acknowledging that no one is above the law, not a President and not a President&rsquo;s son,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">While as a father I certainly understand President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?\">@JoeBiden<\/a>&rsquo;s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country. This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Polis (@jaredpolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaredpolis\/status\/1863392145669046677?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Condemnation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-pardons-hunter-lefty-outlet-tweets-something-either-hilariously-tone-deaf-brilliantly-ironic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">went global<\/a> as Samuel Clench, in an Op-Ed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/north-america\/us-politics\/abuse-of-power-joe-bidens-decision-to-pardon-his-own-son-is-indefensible\/news-story\/a222a385902a2cb2b9c6251b57e988c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia&rsquo;s News.com<\/a>, offered his take on the pardon.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Joe Biden&rsquo;s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, in the dying months of his presidency is obviously an abuse of power.&nbsp;Obviously. There is no debate to be waged, no excuses to be made, no whataboutism that could possibly forgive it,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s just no ambiguity here. The guy is weeks away from retirement and has chosen to chuck his son a favour based on nothing more than their family connection. Ethics, norms and political conventions be damned,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joe Biden said he&rsquo;d never pardon Hunter, yet here we are. More of the same deceit from the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BidenLies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BidenLies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PardonGate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PardonGate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NancyMace\/status\/1863584925913399504?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Some of you are chafing at the blunt language I&rsquo;m using. Throw yourself into a hypothetical where Donald Trump is about to leave office, and one of his sons, let&rsquo;s say Don Jr, has been convicted of a crime. And Mr Trump pardons him. How would you react to that? Not well, I would hope,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr Biden had promised not to do this, for what that&rsquo;s worth, though it has little bearing on the broader moral calculus. It is an indefensible act regardless of what he pledged,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that he had committed to restoring respect for the rule of law, only to undermine it in his waning days, is just a teensy cherry of hypocrisy on top of the already festering cake,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democrats said there was nothing to our impeachment inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>If that&rsquo;s the case, why did Joe Biden just issue Hunter Biden a pardon for the very things we were inquiring about?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Jordan\/status\/1863393745279836297?\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Nothing, not even Mr Trump&rsquo;s victory in last month&rsquo;s election, could have been more corrosive to whatever morsel remained of Mr Biden&rsquo;s legacy,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Despite previously stating he wouldn&#8217;t grant a pardon, the president issued one on Sunday night, arguing that Hunter was a victim of partisan politics. Arizona Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton expressed disappointment, stating that this was not a politically motivated prosecution and that Hunter had committed felonies and been convicted by a jury. Colorado Governor Jared Polis also voiced his disapproval, acknowledging Biden&#8217;s parental instincts but lamenting that he prioritized family over the nation and set a concerning precedent for future presidents. Internationally, Samuel Clench from Australia\u2019s News.com labeled the pardon an abuse of power with no justification. He drew parallels to how people would react if former President Trump had pardoned one of his sons under similar circumstances. Additionally, Rep. 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