Biden’s Disservice: Pardon for His Son Is Extremely Problematic
Published in Frankfurter Rundschau
(Germany) on 2 December 2024
by Jakob Maurer (link to original)
(Germany) on 2 December 2024
by Jakob Maurer (link to original)
Translated from
by Mallory Matsumoto.
Edited by Patricia Simoni.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s familial deed fits the fatal image: Everyone is not equal before the law in the United States — not even the president and his people.
Joe Biden went back on his word. Most recently this summer, the current U.S. president gave assurance after the ruling against his son Hunter that he would “accept” and “respect” the decision.* The fact that he is now doing the opposite with a pardon, shortly before the end of his term in office and before the pronouncement of the sentence, is extremely problematic.
It gives the impression that Biden has finally acknowledged that he has failed as a politician to stop Donald Trump’s massive offensive against democracy and the rule of law, and instead, as a father, wants, at least, to spare his son from the worst. After him, the deluge.
Biden Casts His Son as Victim of a Campaign
Even if the charges against Hunter Biden are not as explosive, just as Biden casts himself as the victim of a campaign, many will recall Trump’s accusations against the “rigged” justice system. Trust in the rule of law suffers for it.
In this way, Trump can justify restructuring institutions and giving amnesty to those who stormed the Capitol. This summer, the Supreme Court ruled in a legal case brought by Trump to guarantee the president dangerously broad immunity. Biden’s familial deed fits the fatal image: Everyone is not equal before the law in the United States — not even the president and his people.
*Editor’s note: Although accurately translated, this quoted passage could not be independently verified.
Joe Biden went back on his word. Most recently this summer, the current U.S. president gave assurance after the ruling against his son Hunter that he would “accept” and “respect” the decision.* The fact that he is now doing the opposite with a pardon, shortly before the end of his term in office and before the pronouncement of the sentence, is extremely problematic.
It gives the impression that Biden has finally acknowledged that he has failed as a politician to stop Donald Trump’s massive offensive against democracy and the rule of law, and instead, as a father, wants, at least, to spare his son from the worst. After him, the deluge.
Biden Casts His Son as Victim of a Campaign
Even if the charges against Hunter Biden are not as explosive, just as Biden casts himself as the victim of a campaign, many will recall Trump’s accusations against the “rigged” justice system. Trust in the rule of law suffers for it.
In this way, Trump can justify restructuring institutions and giving amnesty to those who stormed the Capitol. This summer, the Supreme Court ruled in a legal case brought by Trump to guarantee the president dangerously broad immunity. Biden’s familial deed fits the fatal image: Everyone is not equal before the law in the United States — not even the president and his people.
*Editor’s note: Although accurately translated, this quoted passage could not be independently verified.
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