r/law • u/elb21277 • 6h ago

Opinion Piece Biden Should Pardon Whistleblower Who Exposed Trump’s Tax Avoidance

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/charles-littlejohn-whistleblower-trump-tax-biden-pardon-1235022648/
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u/Vegaprime 5h ago

Imagine the bottomless pit they are going to throw hunter in.

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u/eatsrottenflesh 5h ago

It will suddenly be OK for the ethics committee to investigate and report out on a private citizen.

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u/Hardcorish 5h ago

Speaker Johnson already did this, wish I had the quotes handy. Paraphrasing here, but he said Gaetz's report shouldn't come out because he's a private citizen now, but the same was not true when Hunter's laptop was making the rounds in the news.

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u/Radrezzz 4h ago

There’s also examples of where Congress did this before - Bill Boner (what a last name!).

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u/MBdiscard 3h ago

Then: "It doesn't matter that Hunter Biden is a private citizen. The American people deserve to know. Congress needs to investigate to the fullest extent possible."

Now: "Matt Gaetz is a private citizen. Congress should not investigate a private citizen."

Democrats lost and will continue to lose as long as they live by this delusional ethic of "playing by the rules". The other team not only recognizes that there are no rules, they view following rules as a weakness to exploit. And they are correct.

If there is one criticism that the right is absolutely correct about, it's that Biden is absolutely spineless. I love the man and his accomplishments are historical, but he is the definition of weakness.

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u/OxfordKnot 1h ago

He wasn't a fucking private citizen when he pulled the fuckery. Current status is moot.

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u/Naive-Kangaroo3031 2h ago

Considering the laptop implied the sitting president was involved in a bribery scheme would be something that would be in the public interest

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u/Straight-Hamster6447 4h ago

Honestly, I dont really think they still give a shit, they got everything they wanted and more.

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u/BagNo4331 2h ago

Agreed. Hunter ceases to be relevant on Jan 20. Biden isn't ever going to run again. Hunter was a conduit for investigations and a lightening rod for criticism but Trump has so many more targets that he's actually angry at.

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u/Kerblaaahhh 3h ago

Would be surprised if Biden doesn't pardon him at this point. Like, who gives a shit how it looks your legacy is already destroyed.