Re: [OT] Biden pardons Hunter despite promise

The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

Mon, 2 Dec 2024 05:37:46 -0000 (UTC), Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com>:

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

Dec 1, 2024 at 8:23:03 PM PST, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:

Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter despite promising repeatedly to
respect the rule of law.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/joe-biden-pardons-son-hunter-gun-tax-charges-1.7398369

It wasn't a very narrow pardon either: it was a blanket pardon for
anything Hunter Biden did over a 10 year period.

Well,, anything federal. The president doesn't have the power to pardon state
crimes.

Burisma Holdings? Hunter committed conspiracy under Ukrainian law.

I don't have any knowledge of Ukrainian law nor do I believe any of
the regulars in this newsgroup do. . . .

You don't need any for the purpose of this discussion. To the extent
that Burisma Holdings was a conspiracy to cover up past cimres of Mykola
Zlochevsky, the "sovereign" for the purpose of prosecution is the
national prosecutor of Ukraine and not the United States government.

Joe Biden's broad-based pardon of Hunter cannot cover possible charges
in Ukraine.