These individuals argue that the specific pardons issued were self-serving, unethical, or damaging to the rule of law and democracy.
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The pardon serves as an attempt to shield the Biden family from accountability for widespread corruption and illicit foreign financial dealings.
“They knew they were funneling money to a drug addict and they knew that could cost him his life. They didn't care because they wanted the money to keep coming in to the Biden crime family.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored · Dec 2024 · 2 episodes · 3.9M views on this topicThe pardons of individuals like Anthony Fauci are a major affront because they involve deep state actors who engaged in crimes against humanity.
“if Dr fouchi to me who has crimes against humanity okay is going to walk free for the rest of his life and get secret service protection that I'm paying for to hell with that I wanted everybody from January 6 out”
PBD Podcast · Jan 2025 · 3 episodes · 3.3M views on this topicThe pardon is a detrimental blow to Joe Biden’s legacy and ironically validates previous criticisms regarding the laptop.
“Now, with in one fell [clears throat] swoop, Biden basically proved his haters right. That there was something in that laptop. And I hate to say it, but it's just true. This is just a black eye to his legacy.”
Piers Morgan Uncensored · Dec 2024 · 1 episode · 2.7M views on this topicThe scope and length of the pardon suggest it is intended to cover extensive corruption and illicit financial activity beyond just the stated offenses.
“And the scope and the length into which he has given this pardon 11 years for almost actually for everything. It is a full pardon for anything. It draws the question, what else was he doing?”
Piers Morgan Uncensored · Dec 2024 · 1 episode · 2.7M views on this topicPresident Biden's decision to pardon his son is a mistake that harms the Democratic Party and helps Donald Trump by undermining the argument that Trump is uniquely corrupt.
“The reason I'm so pissed off about what Joe Biden did is it's wrong it sets a horrible precedent but it helps Trump”
Piers Morgan Uncensored · Dec 2024 · 1 episode · 1.2M views on this topicThese individuals maintain that the president possesses the constitutional authority to issue pardons, regardless of the political fallout.
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He indicates that while the use of pardons for those not yet charged is unprecedented, legal scholars have suggested it remains within the president's authority.
“there's not really clear precedent there. the closest thing would probably be Gerald Ford pardoning Richard Nixon in 1974, even though he hadn't been charged with any crimes. but you do have some legal scholars who spoke with the New York Times saying that he is within the boundaries of his authorit”
Philip DeFranco · Jan 2025 · 3 episodes · 3.0M views on this topicA president has the absolute right to use the pardon power and exercising that power does not constitute corruption.
“surely you would agree there's nothing corrupt about a president using the pardon power which he has the absolute right to do.”
Michael Knowles · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 95K views on this topicA president has the absolute legal authority to issue pardons, even those that are morally questionable or corrupt.
“the president does have the absolute power to pardon it's like a get out of jail free card even if it's a terrible pardon even if it's a corrupt pardon even if it sucks even if it's a country even if you fill in the blank the president's pardon is a get out of jail free card”
Heather Cox Richardson · Feb 2021 · 1 episode · 2K views on this topicThese legal commentators contend that constitutional principles prohibit a president from pardoning themselves.
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A president cannot pardon themselves because constitutional law contains a background principle that no one should be a judge in their own case.
“I don't know if a court would even decide I mean there's this basic principle in the law that no one should be a judge in his or her own case and that's kind of the basis of the conclusion”
Pod Save America · Jun 2023 · 1 episode · 91K views on this topicA president cannot pardon themselves because constitutional law contains a background principle that no one should be a judge in their own case.
“I don't know I don't know if a court would even decide I mean there's this basic principle in the law that no one should be a judge in his or her own case and that's kind of the basis of the conclusion and the oh I'll say opinion that it can't be that the constitution allows for self-pardons”
Pod Save America · Jun 2023 · 1 episode · 46K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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