Pelosi on Hunter Biden pardon: ‘I support the president’
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) indicated support for President Biden’s controversial move to pardon his son, Hunter Biden. Pelosi told The Hill on Wednesday when asked for her thoughts
Hunter Biden's Pardon Sparks Calls for Broader Clemency Action
Defense attorneys and civil rights groups are ramping up efforts to highlight compelling cases, working in conjunction with state legislators to draft letters to the White House and launching digital campaigns urging action to commute sentences or issue pardons for Americans they believe are wrongly convicted or serving excessive terms for nonviolent offenses.
Clemency groups use Hunter pardon to pressure Biden
Democrats are ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to grant clemency to other Americans — and they aren’t afraid of leveraging the Hunter Biden pardon to get their message across. Criminal justice advocates and Democratic lawmakers have fanned out across the airwaves and released a flurry of statements this week calling on the president to use his clemency power to grant relief for death row inmates and other nonviolent offenders before he leaves office in January.
Biden considering pre-emptive pardons for officials and allies Trump may target
President Joe Biden is weighing whether to issue sweeping pardons for officials and allies who the White House fears could be unjustly targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, a preemptive move that would be a novel and risky use of the president’s extraordinary constitutional power.
Why Democrats now support the Hunter Biden pardon
Despite his constitutional right to pardon people of crimes, he would not issue a pardon for his son Hunter, who was convicted earlier this year for illegally purchasing a firearm and pleaded guilty to tax evasion and filing false tax returns.
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Pelosi suggests Biden should have exited campaign sooner, New York Times reports
Pelosi said: "Kamala, I think, still would've won, but she may have been stronger having taken her case to the public sooner," according to her office. Biden, 81, ended his reelection bid in ...
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Pelosi Refusing to Reliquish Grip On Dem Party Ahead of Second Trump Term
The 84-year-old Speaker Emerita was a key adversary to President Donald Trump during his first term, known for her ...
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Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race
Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and ...