Biden has pardoned his son because his conviction was a "miscarriage of justice".

[Cantalever]

Is this the total end of standards and even a pretence at integrity in public life? This is a president, who admittedly like all the others, allowed innocent people to be executed in their joke of a justice system. What a hypocrite.

Whoever thought playing fair gets you anywhere is plain stupid.

I’m not sure Trump will actually bother going after Hunter, it won’t really get him anything and he has too many other things he can do to advantage himself. Biden and the democrats have gone, he won’t waste his time.

I've said I don't agree with what he's done.You may want to google the definition of 'telling a lie' as I 'can't believe' you don't know what it is and it may make future posts easier to understand.

Someone just said above playing fair doesn't get you anywhere these days.

In fact it sounds like he's ticking all the boxes.

They're all as bad as each other. I honestly don't understand why people think Democrats are the goodies and Reuplicans are the baddies. It's such a juvenile point of view. They're all self-serving. So pleased I don't live there.

I don't blame Biden one bit. He's finally doing what Trump would have done without blinking

Yeah, that’s what I think. One final “fuck you” after years of just taking all the crap. I hope he has a peaceful and happy retirement. I doubt it’ll be long, bless him.

I'm not going to pardon my son is a lie

Hope that's clear

I’m sure you can think of a few things.

Are you speaking in riddles?

I'm just using the same logic to defend Trump that people are to defend Biden

Why should Trump give a crap when he can get away with it?

He's just playing the game according to some on here.

Every new position Trump announces being appointed to a known conspiracy theorist with close to zero background in the role makes it scarier and more insane.

I can understand why he’s done it but I wish he hadn’t. He’s just ceded the moral high ground to Trump.

His was a victimless crime.

Is there really such as thing? Soneone lost something as a result of a crime

Do you live in the UK? If so, our lot are all self serving arseholes too. If not, do you live somewhere with better leaders? Can’t think of many, or any.

I’m just not sure it’s a risk I’d be willing to take. Trump has shown himself in the past to be petty and vindictive, Hunter Biden is an easy win for him.
As a PP said far more eloquently than me, the majority of the American electorate just voted against morality, ethics and the rule of law. They can’t be upset when someone else behaves the same. (And as above, in a normal situation I’d disagree with what Biden has done, but honestly I just can’t get upset about it in these circumstances).

US populace has just voted for a convicted felon

Perhaps because they thought he was the least worse option

If Hunter Biden had not committed any crimes he would not need a pardon, all Joe Biden is saying is that his son is a criminal and like most parents he is doing what he can to give him the best life he can.

This is mumsnet, it’s mainly female posters, it’s no surprise that many are not big fans looking at his past treatment of women for a start.

What kind of parent given the legal power to pardon wouldn’t pardon their own child?

Also, why should Biden care what randos on the internet think of his sensible choice to protect his son from Trump's whims? He's just endured months of people mocking his age and saying he has dementia and is unfit for the role.

The moral high ground is irrelevant to Trump. It has been abundantly clear for a number of years that he doesn’t need to hold the moral high ground to be elected as president. In fact, the more evidence of his immorality that comes to light, the more entrenched his supporters become in their adoration.

What Biden has done is immoral. What Trump has done utterly dwarfs it in scope and consequence. The moral high ground is no longer a relevant feature of the US political process.

yes, agreed, I spent a couple of hours down that rabbit hole, fully intending now to explore further, thank you

The UK and the US have very different political systems and cultures. Lots to criticise here, but nowhere near the same.

They didn’t though, they voted for economic policies that they feel are better and against wokeness. Nothing much will change in terms of ethics and law once his term starts.

The same female posters who are defending the most powerful man in the World using his position for his own personal gain?

Hope nobody complains when they don't get a promotion because their boss was just doing what was normal by promoting someone they had a personal interest in. That would be other men mostly.