James Woods: Biden's Pardon for Hunter Authorizes DJT to Pardon all J6 Defendants!

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President Joe Biden granting his son full immunity from prosecution ensures that President-elect Donald Trump will pardon every Jan. 6 prisoner and other victims of a weaponized Department of Justice, actor James Woods said.

Biden on Sunday pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.

Meanwhile, protesters prosecuted for the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the Capitol, as well as pro-life activists, remain imprisoned.

"Joseph Biden just gave President Trump carte blanche to pardon every J6 hostage, every abortion protester, every conservative victim of the Democrat lawfare machine. These folks will be pardoned within fifteen minutes of Trump's inaugural address," Woods wrote Sunday night on X.

Minutes before that post, Woods focused on "the Big Guy."

"The issue isn't the kid's gun, crack, and child trafficking crimes; it's the money laundering scheme headed by the Big Guy. The U.S. has funded a $183B war to cover up the biggest criminal operation in American history," Woods wrote.

"No wonder they tried to kill Trump."

Woods also said the pardon means "No Democrat can talk about 'gun violence' ever again."

"Hunter Biden is a scumbag and his father is as worthless as he is. Joe, of course, has the added 'aggravating factor' of being a hypocrite scumbag," Woods wrote.

"No Democrat can talk about 'gun violence' ever again.

"That conversation is OVER."

 
I'm not surprised that Newsmax would take a story that means nothing to the public — in this case what some Hollywood actor thinks of the pardon — and give it significant exposure. Newsmax, like Fox News, has become more of a soapbox for Trump than a disinterested news organization.

Trump, once he takes office, doesn't even need a reason or excuse to issue a pardon. That's a power that he may exercise as he sees fit. Presidents typically use that power sparingly because of the public blowback that would result from flinging the prison doors wide open. I think Trump would be especially adverse to any mass pardons for that reason: he values his public image and wants every one to like him. Issuing mass pardons has little upside for any president, but it's especially a problem for a Republican. The Republican party has for decades positioned itself as the law and order party. And for Trump, who wants to be liked by everyone, making pardons that hurt rather than help his image isn't something he'd want to do. Pardoning those who engaged in acts of violence and property destruction would be a significant blow to that image. Pardons for those kinds of crimes should not be handed out simply based on who or what the activists supported or opposed

Biden's pardon of his son wasn't based on any principle of fairness or in recognition of significant contributions to society after release (which traditionally have been the most common reasons cited for a pardon) but out of love for his son. It's easy to understand a father wanting to protect his son, even though the pardon was the wrong thing to do.

Once again, we must remind those whipped up with sentiments like Wood that just because the other side did something wrong isn't a free pass for your side to do the same wrong thing. Trump I'm sure will get all kinds of recommendations for whom to pardon. I hope he listens to those most grounded in principles of fairness and justice rather than simply politics and/or money.
 

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