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While all eyes are on Mar-a-Lago and the goons Trump is nominating to besmirch high government offices, there is another potential threat looming to the rule of law, and it comes not from MAGAworld but from the sitting president. I'm referring to the possibility that President Joe Biden might pardon his son Hunter Biden.
Ana Navarro, a panelist on "The View," urged the president to do it, saying, "Joe, since they're talking smack about you anyways, you know what? Maybe pardon Hunter. Pardon Hunter because we, basically America, just pardoned a criminal who was convicted of felonies."
The temptation is understandable. Navarro went on to note that Trump has promised to pardon the Jan. 6 insurrectionists and that Hunter "probably wouldn't have been prosecuted if his last name wasn't Biden. Baby, you got two and a half months. I'm good with you pardoning Hunter."
Though his spokesperson has denied it, the president might well be considering it. The devil on Biden's shoulder might be whispering: Do it. Why not? For the sake of propriety? Hell, propriety is over! You did everything by the book all along the way. If you were like the other guys, you would have fired David Weiss, the special counsel appointed during Trump's term to investigate Hunter. But you didn't. You let the process play out, just like a damn Boy Scout. And whatever your feelings on the matter, you never pressured Merrick Garland to prosecute Trump for Jan. 6 or anything else. You upheld the norm that presidents should not interfere with the Justice Department's prosecutorial decisions. Another Boy Scout move. Unlike your predecessor and successor, you didn't berate the DOJ for bringing charges against people in your party. When the DOJ under your administration indicted Andrew Gillum, Rep. Henry Cuellar, Rep. "TJ" Cox, Sen. Bob Menendez, Mayor Eric Adams and Hunter himself, you didn't breathe a word.
And did the people thank you for it? Did they even notice? No! They just elected a convicted felon who thinks criminal behavior is a prerequisite rather than a bar to high office. They elected someone who will pervert justice to persecute his political opponents -- exactly the un-American outcome you warned about. Yet here you are, still clinging to standards that are smashed. Don't be a sucker. You know what Trump would do in your shoes.
Here's something else to think about: You owe this to Hunter. He's always had troubles -- ever since his mom and baby sister were killed in that car crash. And then Beau was struck down, too. Yes, he made poor decisions, but let's face it, he wouldn't be facing jail time if his name weren't Biden, and you're the only one who can save him.
People with influence should implore the president to listen to his better angels. Pardoning Hunter would be a serious blow to the rule of law.