Well, it finally happened. Joe Biden has officially torched whatever credibility he had left by issuing a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter, covering everything he “committed or may have committed” over the past 11 years. This wasn’t just a pardon—it was a blanket absolution for a decade of dodgy dealings, conveniently starting right around the time Hunter joined Burisma in 2014. Subtlety? Not exactly the Biden family’s strong suit.
Biden’s statement was as predictable as it was patronizing. He claimed, laughably, that Hunter’s legal troubles were the result of “unfair prosecution” spurred on by his political opponents. Let’s ignore, for a moment, the mountain of evidence that includes felony tax evasion, gun charges, and influence-peddling schemes and instead focus on the audacity. “No reasonable person” would think Hunter did anything wrong, Biden insists. Right, because reasonable people always find themselves on the receiving end of federal indictments and congressional inquiries.
Republicans wasted no time calling this out for what it is: corruption, plain and simple. House Oversight Chair James Comer didn’t mince words, blasting Biden’s pardon as a transparent effort to protect himself and his family from accountability.
Sen. Josh Hawley, never one to sugarcoat things, laid bare the hypocrisy: while Hunter Biden skated on felony charges, the Biden administration was busy prosecuting pro-lifers, treating parents as domestic terrorists, and generally weaponizing the DOJ against political opponents. If this isn’t a two-tier system of justice, what is?
And then there’s the timeline. The 2014 start date for this blanket pardon is just chef’s kiss perfect. That’s the year Hunter joined the Burisma board, making $83,000 a month for a job that even he admitted he wasn’t qualified for. But sure, let’s pretend this pardon is about compassion for a “five-and-a-half-years sober” son and not about burying a trail of corruption that could lead straight to “the big guy.”
Joe Biden issued a pardon to Hunter Biden for any crimes that he might have committed since 2014.
Why such a specific year?
Well, Hunter Biden just so happened to join the board of Burisma, a Ukrainian energy firm, in that same year, 2014.
So corrupt! pic.twitter.com/xfC7o7OUuK
— Jim Banks (@Jim_Banks) December 2, 2024
The reaction from conservatives was swift and unified. Rep. Jim Jordan posed the obvious question: if the impeachment inquiry was such a non-issue, why issue a pardon that directly overlaps with the allegations? Sen. Tom Cotton pointed out that this is the same DOJ that tried to slip Hunter a sweetheart plea deal so outrageous that even the judge couldn’t stomach it.
BREAKING: This wasn’t just a pardon of Hunter Biden. This was a CYA of the entire Biden Family Criminal Enterprise from Ukraine to China
Look at the dates
Follow the money pic.twitter.com/5uET8X0XnV
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) December 2, 2024
Here’s the kicker: Biden’s defenders want us to believe this is about a father’s love. But this isn’t about family—it’s about self-preservation. Joe Biden didn’t just pardon Hunter; he pardoned himself by proxy. And in doing so, he gave the American people yet another reason to question the integrity of our justice system.
