LEAKED: The REAL Reason for Hunter Biden's Pardon
The surprise Sunday night announcement of Hunter Biden's presidential pardon sent seismic shockwaves throughout Washington's political establishment. What had been repeatedly denied by the administration suddenly became reality, catching even seasoned political observers off guard. The timing and scope of the decision would soon raise questions about both its motivation and implications.
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08:09 - Outro
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This watershed moment in American political history transcends the immediate controversy surrounding Hunter Biden's legal troubles. It fundamentally challenges our understanding of presidential power, family loyalty, and institutional integrity. The precedent set by this sweeping pre-emptive pardon may reverberate through future administrations, potentially transforming how executive clemency is wielded as a political tool.
As we witness this pivotal shift in the exercise of presidential authority, we must ask ourselves: Have we entered a new era where family ties and political convenience trump the principles of equal justice under law, and if so, what does this mean for the future of American democracy?
The surprise Sunday night announcement of Hunter Biden's presidential pardon sent seismic shockwaves throughout Washington's political establishment. What had been repeatedly denied by the administration suddenly became reality, catching even seasoned political observers off guard. The timing and scope of the decision would soon raise questions about both its motivation and implications.
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08:09 - Outro
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This watershed moment in American political history transcends the immediate controversy surrounding Hunter Biden's legal troubles. It fundamentally challenges our understanding of presidential power, family loyalty, and institutional integrity. The precedent set by this sweeping pre-emptive pardon may reverberate through future administrations, potentially transforming how executive clemency is wielded as a political tool.
As we witness this pivotal shift in the exercise of presidential authority, we must ask ourselves: Have we entered a new era where family ties and political convenience trump the principles of equal justice under law, and if so, what does this mean for the future of American democracy?
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00:00Listen, you guys can spend all day long trying to spin this that this is Donald Trump's fault,
00:07that this is somehow caused by Donald Trump.
00:09Oh, he's appointing the wrong people.
00:11Oh, he did it.
00:12Oh, this is the worst possible thing a president could possibly do to his party and to the
00:18country to sit for a year and say, I will not do this.
00:24I will not do this.
00:25The rule of law is sacred.
00:27We have to respect the justice system, juries.
00:30We have to respect juries.
00:31We have to respect the guardrails and the norms of our democracy.
00:36These people are liars.
00:39The surprise Sunday night announcement of Hunter Biden's presidential pardon sent seismic
00:44shockwaves throughout Washington's political establishment.
00:47What had been repeatedly denied by the administration suddenly became reality, catching even seasoned
00:53political observers off guard.
00:56The timing and scope of the decision would soon raise questions about both its motivation
01:01and implications.
01:02Hi, guys.
01:03Good morning.
01:04Well, this is a big 180 for a president who has long said he will follow the rule of law.
01:07But the president says he changed his mind because he believes Hunter's charges were
01:11meant to break him politically.
01:13In a statement, the president says, in part, here's the truth.
01:16I believe in the justice system.
01:17But as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and
01:22it led to a miscarriage of justice.
01:25Hunter was supposed to have sentencing hearings on December 12th for his gun case and December
01:2916th for his tax case.
01:31The scope of the pardon immediately distinguished it from typical exercises of presidential
01:36clemency.
01:37Its sweeping breadth raised questions about what exactly was being protected from scrutiny.
01:43The timeline covered by the pardon seemed particularly calculated, especially given
01:48its relationship to Hunter Biden's international business dealings.
01:51But the president's pardon doesn't just cover these offenses.
01:54It covers any crime the first son may have committed between January 2014 to December
01:582024.
02:00And that timeframe is notable given that Hunter joined the board of Burisma Holdings in 2014
02:06and he has been scrutinized for his foreign business dealings.
02:09The president says he made this decision over the weekend while spending Thanksgiving holiday
02:13with his family.
02:15But NBC, which was the first to report this news, says the president had been talking
02:19about the possibility of pardoning Hunter with his close aides as far back as June when
02:24Hunter was convicted on those gun charges.
02:27The choreography of the announcement itself spoke volumes about the administration's approach
02:31to transparency.
02:32The timing and circumstances suggested a careful orchestration designed to minimize immediate
02:37fallout.
02:39Critics saw it as a calculated move to avoid direct questioning and accountability.
02:44That's fantastic.
02:45So we knew this was going to happen, but we just couldn't believe the audacious way it
02:49did happen.
02:50Number one, I think it took almost zero courage.
02:54You do it on a Sunday and then go to Angola and then take your press secretary with you.
02:59So no press conferences.
03:00Just let let the chips fall where they may.
03:03Pardoning your son to me is not shocking.
03:05Roger Clinton getting pardoned by Bill Clinton, not shocking, but never admitting to never
03:11admitting that you were going to do it, saying definitively you wouldn't do it and then going
03:15ahead and doing it.
03:16The credibility gap between the administration's previous statements and current actions became
03:20immediately apparent.
03:22These contradictions struck at the heart of public trust, raising fundamental questions
03:27about the administration's honesty and transparency.
03:30The pattern of denials followed by reversals had become increasingly difficult to ignore.
03:36So speaking of allies, The Daily Signal puts it this way, talking about some of the lies
03:41that have been said from the White House podium.
03:44It's transitory.
03:45Inflation.
03:46Afghanistan was a success.
03:47The border is secure.
03:48Robert, her lie.
03:49Biden's fine.
03:51Those videos are cheap fakes.
03:52Biden had jet lag.
03:54Biden had a cold.
03:55Biden isn't going to be replaced.
03:57Biden isn't going to pardon Hunter.
03:59The timing of the pardon coming just before scheduled sentencing hearings particularly
04:04stood out to legal observers.
04:07Unlike previous presidential pardons of family members, this action's preemptive nature set
04:12it apart.
04:13The contrast with historical precedents was striking, and the implications for future
04:18use of presidential pardon power were concerning.
04:21Brian, you brought up the fact that on the way out, Bill Clinton pardoned his half brother
04:27Roger for cocaine.
04:29On the way out, Donald Trump pardoned his son-in-law, Jared's father, Charles.
04:36But what's unique about this case is both of those people had served time already.
04:41They'd already done their their jail time.
04:44This is to avoid jail time because he has not been sentenced yet.
04:48And so this is just essentially a gigantic get out of jail free card.
04:53Axios says they've got to break down why Joe Biden did this now.
04:58The White House's defense centered on portraying the president as a father protecting his son
05:03from political persecution.
05:05This narrative aimed to humanize what critics saw as an abuse of power.
05:09Yet the administration's attempts to frame the decision as a response to political targeting
05:14faced significant skepticism.
05:16The explanation seemed to raise more questions than it answered.
05:20Well, look, literally, you know, the president recognizes that Republicans have been for
05:26years now trying to attack the president himself, go after his family.
05:31And when you have someone who literally ran their campaign on retribution, on the idea
05:38of I will be your retribution and getting back at his enemies, I would imagine I haven't
05:44spoken to the president about this, but I would imagine the president took a look at
05:47this and said, I want to make sure this is ironclad, that there is nothing that can be
05:53done to circumvent what I'm going to do to protect my son and to try to take the target
05:59off of his back final once and for all.
06:02The administration's shifting narratives about Hunter Biden's business acumen and personal
06:07struggles created additional complications.
06:10Critics pointed to contradictions in how the president's son was portrayed, depending
06:14on the political context.
06:16The dual narrative of successful businessmen and struggling addict seemed difficult to
06:21reconcile.
06:22These inconsistencies further undermined the administration's credibility on the matter.
06:27They said that Hunter Biden was a successful businessman and also that he was an addict
06:32as well.
06:33So the smartest man in the room that was also severely addicted to you cannot have it both
06:39ways.
06:40He said he was a successful businessman, but had all these connections or he was addicted.
06:45I think can't be both.
06:47I think also he thinks that as a dad, maybe he's afraid to lose another son.
06:52And that's why he wants to take care of this son.
06:54The implications of this decision extend far beyond the immediate context of Hunter Biden's
06:59legal troubles.
07:00The precedent set here could fundamentally reshape how future presidents approach their
07:05pardon power, particularly regarding family members and political allies.
07:10Some observers saw it as potentially opening the door to more controversial pardons in
07:14the future, while others worried about the long term impact on institutional credibility.
07:19Well, when President Trump tries to pardon the J6ers, I think he's going to have a lot
07:23less pushback.
07:24Right.
07:25He's going to say, you know what?
07:26I looked at it.
07:27They suffered enough.
07:28They actually went to jail.
07:29Well, so Brian, in some cases, it's not of if he wants to.
07:33He's definitely going to do it now.
07:34He has all the political cover to do it right now.
07:37After this?
07:38No time.
07:40People have already served some time.
07:41You've got a praying grandmother that was praying outside of the Capitol or right inside
07:45of the Capitol.
07:46And she's doing 10 years, I think.
07:49So, I mean, you can see the pardons coming.
07:51Yeah, this is great.
07:52We have so much.
07:53We have so much on this show.
07:54And listen, Hunter had every opportunity under the sun.
07:57I read his his ex-wife's book, Kathleen's book.
08:00And wow.
08:02I know it's just her side of the story.
08:04But what he put his family through and his children through and his ex-wife through is
08:09unbelievable.
08:10This watershed moment in American political history transcends the immediate controversy
08:14surrounding Hunter Biden's legal troubles.
08:17It fundamentally challenges our understanding of presidential power, family loyalty and
08:22institutional integrity.
08:24The precedent set by this sweeping preemptive pardon may reverberate through future administrations,
08:30potentially transforming how executive clemency is wielded as a political tool.
08:34As we witness this pivotal shift in the exercise of presidential authority, we must ask ourselves,
08:40have we entered a new era where family ties and political convenience trump the principles
08:45of equal justice under law?
08:48And if so, what does this mean for the future of American democracy?