@Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 21 days agoPresident Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related chargeswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down17
arrow-up1649arrow-down1external-linkPresident Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related chargeswww.nbcnews.com@Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 21 days agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squarefinleylinkfedilinkEnglish31•edit-221 days agoHe probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now. The thing is, it wouldn’t have been so newsworthy. It would’ve just been a normal, reassuring statement that we all expected to hear.
minus-square@kent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish2•21 days ago He probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now If politics were “more normal than they are now” it wouldn’t have been a statement he would need to make. It’s a pretty low bar that a politician shouldn’t be assumed to be abusing their power.
He probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now. The thing is, it wouldn’t have been so newsworthy. It would’ve just been a normal, reassuring statement that we all expected to hear.
If politics were “more normal than they are now” it wouldn’t have been a statement he would need to make.
It’s a pretty low bar that a politician shouldn’t be assumed to be abusing their power.