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Don't think the US army can do this legally? Unless maybe there is a state of emergency?

No idea of course, but hasn't he said he's going to declare a national emergency against the immigration crisis - maybe that would cover it?

Had to re-read this one

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You were right the first time

Powerful and accurate summing up of the current situation by the great
@sarahkendzior from her book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

https://x.com/MickPuck/status/1859979228995088744

Some guy in Germany declared a state of emergency and gave himself emergency powers.
Trump already has zero checks on him, he owns the Supreme Court and Congress. They will endorse anything he does.

They tried that in the NL as well, over a non-existing immigration crisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/27/trump-cabinet-picks-climate-change

This cabinet is worst case scenario stuff.

Trump nominates his son-in-law Jared’s father as ambassador to France. Charles K. was given clemency by trump in that last raft of pardons he issued a month before his term ended.

“ Joe Biden issues ‘full and unconditional’ pardon to son Hunter”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/01/joe-biden-pardons-hunter

Reading the article I can understand their reasoning, but the republicans will have a field day with it

Why, trump did a lot worse with his presidential pardons. Even with proof the trump went for hunter?

I didn’t say there was reason to it :)

I think Biden prob does the right thing. But in the optics of the reps, it’ll be corruption

So what? What's going to happen? Biden losing the election?

It legitimises Trump when he inevitably pardons not himself and all his cronies.

And all the Jan 6 rioters.

Trumps gonna pardon himself and wave of other 'friends' soon after anaugaration anyways. But he'll use this to use this typical good for the goose argument.
That said neither them have helped themselves.

Already done that at the end of his last presidency. Like Banon, j piero and broidy for financial stuff favouring trump

A few gun crimes far worse than hunter like Alford.

Don't you remember all trump did to get hunter...that phone call the Ukraine scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump%E2%80%93Ukraine_scandal

Well trump did worse at the end of his first predency and did the US population care?

in the optics of the reps, it’ll be corruption

Hah, there's a bit to unpack.

On the one hand, will they even look up to notice it, in between confecting fake news to feign outrage over?

On the other, die laughing at those craven, shameless stooges, those high priests of the greed cult, pointing their fingers at any corruption.

It’s notable that Biden has done this for his son, but nothing for those on federal death row, for whom Trump has pledged a slaughter fest.

Very much so. I bet Bernie would have plenty to say about that

Question.

If Hunter Biden has been pardoned, that's effectively charges dropped, so he is no longer guilty of tax evasion? Does this mean he will never be liable to (re)pay the defrauded amounts?

Unsure, but on Swedish radio they mentioned that he'd be free of "current and future charges related to the cases", so sounds like it?

It's disgusting. The reasoning seem to have been that Hunter would have been subjected to that level of scrutiny if his dad hadn't been the Vice President, but is that an excuse really?

Yes, the pardon was for all offences in the previous ten years.