“No one is above the law,” a notable quote President Joe Biden made on July 1, showing himself as an enforcer of the law lining up with his campaign rhetoric to bring back some semblance of unity to the U.S. Four years after his victory, on Dec. 1, Biden acted against the will of a jury of his son’s peers and pardoned him. Hunter Biden was charged for avoiding payment of over $1.4 million in taxes and possession of a firearm while lying about his abuse of narcotics. He was facing over 40 years in prison.
Biden’s undermining of the justice system has shown the true colors of the Democratic establishment’s hypocrisy. Instead of pardoning men like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange who exposed corruption and illegal espionage, Biden would rather ensure his son’s privilege of being a Washington patrician. Very few ever escape the charges brought forward against Hunter, especially with his guilty plea and the overwhelming evidence. The standard this sets is disastrous and leaves us at the whim of future presidents to abuse the pardon on whomever they see fit.
While many will point to the president-elect’s previous charges, we cannot ignore that the rhetoric of the Democratic Party conflicted with its actions. No one can claim to be against corruption and be for upholding the law and then undermine our republic’s institutions. This has shown us the continued willingness of DNC leadership to save their own while leaving — or causing — the opposition to suffer.
Charles Karelitz
Monroeville