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President Joe Biden announced late Sunday that he is pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, who has faced federal prosecution for gun and tax-related charges. The move comes after multiple statements by the president along the campaign trail saying he would not do so if his son is convicted.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nope. It didn't matter. Wouldn't have mattered.

[–] lemming741 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My point is that the party had 4 years to find some electable candidates and I have to assume malice because what happened was absolutely predictable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I'm convinced the candidate absolutely didn't matter. It was a referendum on how people thought Biden did with the economy. End of story. I fucking wish it was deeper than that.