From Hopium today:
- Adam Gray wins CA-13, Dems pick up 2 House seats this cycle
- Chronister withdraws, Hegseth teeters, Vivek trashes Elon - the Trumpian shitshow rollicks on
- Biden economy “envy of the world”
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Kash Patel has been a danger to this country for years. John Bolton, Trump’s former National Security Advisor, compared Kash to a Soviet secret police leader. Bill Barr, Trump’s former Attorney General, said he’d let Trump appoint kash to the number two spot in the FBI “over my dead body” saying he had “virtually no experience” and said the very idea showed a “shocking detachment from reality.” We need to make sure that Patel isn’t running the FBI.
@JoshuaSchriver Me thinks thou doth protest too much, son.
Come out of the closet. Those of us on the left will welcome you for being your authentic self.
Isn’t it funny how the media suddenly stopped talking about high food and gas prices; soaring crime in the suburbs; the migrant invasion; and immigrants eating dogs and cats?
Pardon of Hunter Biden is in the best interests of justice. Based on the facts, most federal prosecutors would have declined to charge him. The botched misdemeanor guilty plea and sentence of diversion were a tell that the special counsel had the same assessment.
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Pete Hegseth’s own mother knows he’s a total piece of shit when it comes to women.
Of fucking course Trump wants to put someone like that in charge of our military.
“Joe Biden can’t just use the presidency to pardon a convicted felon!!!”
- the shidiots who just handed the presidency and the power to pardon whoever the fuck he wants to… a convicted felon.
PSA: If you’re currently twisting yourself into some sort of false equivalency “abuse of power” pretzel in order to make Joe Biden pardoning his son the same as Trump pardoning those who killed our Capitol police in his name, please stop.
You look stupid.
MONTHS AFTER Joe said he would not pardon Hunter, Trump won the election & appointed a man as FBI Director who has spent the last 4 years on every right-wing podcast ranting that he was going to go after Hunter. Obsessed with him. Were you aware of that, critics? Not relevant?
Here is a list of some of Donald Trump’s most controversial pardons during his presidency:
1. Joe Arpaio (August 2017)
• Controversy: The former Arizona sheriff was convicted of criminal contempt for ignoring a court order to stop racial profiling in his immigration enforcement practices. Critics argued the pardon undermined judicial authority and condoned discriminatory practices.
2. Scooter Libby (April 2018)
• Controversy: Libby, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in a case related to the leak of a CIA officer’s identity. Many saw the pardon as politically motivated.
3. Dinesh D’Souza (May 2018)
• Controversy: The conservative commentator pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. Trump’s pardon was criticized as favoring a political ally who was an outspoken supporter of the president.
4. Michael Milken (February 2020)
• Controversy: The “junk bond king” was convicted of securities fraud and other financial crimes in the 1980s. Critics viewed the pardon as rewarding a wealthy, well-connected individual.
5. Roger Stone (December 2020)
• Controversy: Stone, a longtime Trump ally, was convicted of lying to Congress, obstruction, and witness tampering in connection to the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The pardon was seen as shielding a close associate.
6. Paul Manafort (December 2020)
• Controversy: Trump’s former campaign chairman was convicted of financial crimes related to his work in Ukraine. The pardon was heavily criticized as a means of protecting Trump’s inner circle.
7. Charles Kushner (December 2020)
• Controversy: Jared Kushner’s father was convicted of tax evasion, witness tampering, and illegal campaign contributions. The pardon was widely seen as nepotistic.
8. Blackwater Guards (December 2020)
• Controversy: Four contractors convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in the 2007 Nisour Square massacre were pardoned. The decision drew international condemnation for undermining justice for war crimes.
9. Steve Bannon (January 2021)
• Controversy: Trump’s former strategist was charged with defrauding donors in a fundraising campaign to build a border wall. The pardon came just before Trump left office and raised questions about favoritism toward political allies.
10. Lil Wayne & Kodak Black (January 2021)
• Controversy: Both rappers were convicted of firearm offenses. While their pardons were less politically charged, critics argued they highlighted favoritism toward celebrities with personal connections to Trump.
These pardons frequently sparked accusations of favoritism, undermining judicial integrity, and prioritizing political and personal interests.
So, if Hunter Biden had beaten our Capitol police with their own shields, American flags and fire extinguishers during a deadly attack on our Capitol designed to overturn the results of a legitimate presidential election… he would deserve a pardon?
Do I have that right?
Why isn’t anyone saying that when Donald Trump abused his office by attempting to stop the certification of an election he lost, that he opened the door for Kamala Harris to stop the certification of this one?
If you were the outgoing president & the incoming psycho picked a guy to lead the FBI because he’d spent the last four years promising to throw your son in prison, and you had the power to protect him, do you actually expect anyone to believe for an f’ng second that you wouldn’t?