Biden’s Autopen Is a Distraction from the Real Scandal

In any event, these commutations are a sideshow. The real scandal lies in the preemptive pardons of Hunter Biden, Anthony Fauci, and other friends, allies, and family members. These are the pardons where it s most likely that Biden understood what he was doing, despite his failing mental powers. I consciously made all those decisions, Biden told the Times.

Many of these pardons went to people who may have been associated with potential unlawful conduct by Biden himself, such as Hunter, the president s brother James Biden, and other members of the Biden family. According to a 2024 House of Representatives committee report, Biden family members received over $27 million from foreign individuals and entities and used shell companies to conceal those payments.

Such pardons may now become standard fare at the end of administrations, increasing the incentives for criminal conduct by presidential insiders.

That s a bad thing for the country and for justice. But as of right now, there s little the law can do about it.

via www.thefp.com

Jeb Rubenfeld.