{"id":2375459,"date":"2024-12-02T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-contends-biden-pardon-makes-strongest-case-for-elites-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:51:16","slug":"scott-jennings-contends-biden-pardon-makes-strongest-case-for-elites-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-jennings-contends-biden-pardon-makes-strongest-case-for-elites-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Jennings contends Biden pardon makes &#8216;strongest&#8217; case for elites &#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\">26<\/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%2Fscott-jennings-contends-biden-pardon-makes-strongest-case-for-elites-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=2375459&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>Scott Jennings, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-vetting-reporter-questions-ahead-of-briefings\/\" title=\"White House vetting reporter questions ahead of briefings\">conservative commentator<\/a> from \u2063CNN, critiqued \u2064President Joe Biden&#8217;s recent decision to pardon his son,\u2062 hunter\u2063 Biden, arguing \u200bthat it represents a\u200c significant failure for the Democratic Party. Jennings highlighted that \u2063the \u200bpardon, which covers all offenses Hunter \u2064Biden may have \u2062committed over an\u200b 11-year \u2064period, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">contradicts\u200d prior expectations<\/a> regarding how presidential powers would be\u2064 utilized, especially in comparison to predictions about then-President-elect Donald Trump. He described the pardon as the largest-scale one since \u200dGerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974, taking place shortly before Biden&#8217;s\u200d departure from the White House.  <\/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\">CNN&rsquo;s Scott Jennings contends Biden pardon makes &lsquo;strongest&rsquo; case for elites<\/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_1900790\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> commentator Scott Jennings argued that the recent pardon by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> is &ldquo;a complete and utter failure&rdquo; by the Democratic Party and that it is the inverse of what many claimed President-elect Donald Trump would use his power for.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3246641\/joe-biden-pardons-son-hunter-of-all-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The president pardoned<\/a> his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a>, 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246709\/hunter-biden-receives-most-sweeping-pardon-since-nixon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">giving the largest-scale pardon<\/a> since then-President Gerald Ford&rsquo;s pardon of former President Richard Nixon in 1974. With less than two months before Biden leaves the White House, Jennings contended that the pardon makes &ldquo;the strongest possible case&rdquo; that President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> was right in saying that the nation&rsquo;s government and justice system is &ldquo;of, by, and for the elites.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He ran to banish Trumpism from our political system in this country, and he has left it politically, and now institutionally, the strongest possible political force in this country,&rdquo; Jennings said. &ldquo;It is a complete and utter failure by the head of the Democratic Party and the president of the United States. Never again do I want to hear, &lsquo;Oh, Donald Trump&lsquo;s a liar, you can&lsquo;t believe anything he says, Donald Trump will abuse his power, Donald Trump will only use the system to benefit himself and his family,&rsquo; and so on and so forth. Never again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2712444&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=2e76c1bc4fa375d34d47733540f5d368\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jennings also argued that the pardon is &ldquo;the biggest cover-up of who knows what crimes&rdquo; because it dates back 11 years from Sunday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prince-harry-tells-trauma-expert-he-doesnt-see-himself-as-a-victim-after-getting-mocked-on-south-park\/\" title=\"Prince Harry Tells Trauma Expert He Doesn\u2019t See Himself As \u2018A Victim\u2019 After Getting Mocked On South Park\">commentator claimed<\/a> that the president &ldquo;knows just about&rdquo; when his son&rsquo;s wrongdoings started, which he said goes back to when Biden was vice president under former President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s leaving office in complete and total disgrace,&rdquo; Jennings said. &ldquo;He is a liar, and there is no other way to spin this today. This has nothing to do with Trump, and everything to do with the character of Joe Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Jennings announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3245852\/scott-jennings-los-angeles-times-editorial-board\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he would join the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> editorial board<\/a>, five years after he joined the paper as a contributing columnist. In 2017, the former aide to former President George W. Bush joined CNN as a contributor.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) said he understood why the president, as a father, chose to pardon his son. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3246707\/colorado-democrat-jared-polis-bashes-biden-hunter-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he warned that the pardon sets &ldquo;a bad precedent&rdquo;<\/a> that future presidents could exploit.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also rebuked his former opponent for the pardon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3246673\/trump-slams-biden-pardoning-his-son-hunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">deeming it &ldquo;an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!&rdquo;<\/a><\/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_1900790\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900790\"}});<\/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>CNN&#8217;s Scott Jennings claims Biden&#8217;s pardon highlights elite favoritism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2375460,"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\/12\/Scott-Jennings-pardon-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45994,5588,38862],"class_list":["post-2375459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden-pardon","tag-elites","tag-scott-jennings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Scott-Jennings-pardon-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375459","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375463,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375459\/revisions\/2375463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}