Think Hunter’s pardon is bad? President Biden’s ‘merit’ mercies are even worse

NY Post ^ | 12/21/24 | Kevin D. Williamson

[Libloather]

Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons have been positively scandalous — and the one for his son Hunter hasn’t even been the worst of them.

Biden’s pardons are terrible in and of themselves, but taken together they illustrate a more important point. Pardons are for resolving individual cases one at a time; pardons aren’t for policymaking.

First: Holy smokes, some of these pardons are bonkers, including Biden’s grant of clemency for the corrupt judge at the center of the “Kids for Cash” case, in which former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan took bribes in exchange for wrongly sentencing children to time in for-profit youth prisons, padding his own bank account while helping the prisons to pad theirs.

Some 4,000 juvenile convictions had to be thrown out after the kickbacks were discovered.

And Biden gave clemency to Rita Crundwell, a corrupt local official in Illinois who carried out the largest municipal fraud scheme in US history.

Also on the list: Meera Sachdeva, a Mississippi doctor who committed large-scale Medicare fraud, in part by shortchanging cancer patients by giving them diluted drugs.

She also reused needles, which seems to have led to an HIV infection in at least one patient.

[Libloather]

How 'bout that. Crime does pay. Brandon would know. Let's go Brandon.

[maddog55]

Biden just signs the paper, probably with help of Jill. He doesn’t have a clue what he’s signing or doing.

[catnipman]

“Biden just signs the paper, probably with help of Jill. He doesn’t have a clue what he’s signing or doing.”

no doubt ... but also no doubt SOMEONE was paid A LOT of money for some of the these pardons ...

[catnipman]

the purpose of this article is to try to intimidate President Trump into NOT pardoning the J6 political prisoners ...

[Ann Archy]

BINGO!

[Pres Raygun]

I don’t think Trump should pardon most of the J6 defendants. Instead he should instruct his DOJ to review each case and withdraw the charges for those who did no property damage or who did not attack the police and then admit these people were wrongfully charged and compensate them for their wrongful convictions and incarcerations. The rest after a review can be granted either pardons or clemency depending on what they did and how much time they have served. He should also charge any prosecutor who falsely charged or over charged J6 defendants with violating the defendants civil rights.

[hal ogen]

Pardon every one of the Jan 6 people. They were misled by police actions and FBI informants. It was a set up. The Jan 6 “commission” was a corrupt set up by congressional criminals and their criminal support staff. Pardon each and every one of the Jan 6 Citizens and present each with a Medal of Freedom along with $1,000,000 (tax free). Make it right. Prosecute those who participated in harassing these patriotic citizens.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I’d guess a percentage of the money these fraudsters stole found its way into Democrat campaign coffers - as a payoff to look the other way. The pardons are just a repayment for services rendered.

[DownInFlames]

29 days to go. How much more will Biden F things up.

[catnipman]

that’ll take forever ... those political prisoners have unjustly suffered enough already ... once pardoned, they can speak freely, the truth will come out, and then let the lawsuits fly ...

[ro_dreaming]

probably with help of Jill.

I know Jimmy Carter at least used an “autopen” - it would record their signature once, then automatically write it as many times as needed.

I’m sure Brandon has one.

[ridesthemiles]

THE BIDENS DO NOTHING WITHOUT A PAYMENT-—OR 2 OR MORE

[Billthedrill]

Trump’s inauguration is in 29 days. Democrats should think about the precedent they want to set between now and then.

We're past that point. The precedent was set before the ink was dry on Hunter's pardon; in fact, some 1700 times during the 0bama presidency. The "we're better than that" argument falls flat in the face of this and the J6 abuses of power. It amounts to the old "it's not bad when we do it but it would be if you did" scam the media are so fond of and will be treating us to shortly. Shame on the Post for attempting it.

[Jacquerie]

Considering the hundreds of young lives wrongly sentenced to unspeakable misery, I suspect the former Pennsylvania Judge Michael Conahan is a dead man walking.

I look forward to his earthly reward.

[SunkenCiv]

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[GOPJ]

And Biden gave clemency to Rita Crundwell, a corrupt local official in Illinois who carried out the largest municipal fraud scheme in US history. Also on the list: Meera Sachdeva, a Mississippi doctor who committed large-scale Medicare fraud, in part by shortchanging cancer patients by giving them diluted drugs.

Biden's kind of people...