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Not a defense of Biden, bit maybe this is why?
Buried in the massive list of nearly 1,500 people
It always reminds me of the West Wing episode where the commutation lawyer asks if the president is looking for "packing peanuts." Like, does he have a buddy that needs their sentence commuted and wants a smokescreen for the move.
I believe it was a blanket pardon for a certain class of offense.
Did anyone sneak Snowden into that list?
Downvoted for "slammed"
And welcome to the JAM
I think at this point Biden doesn’t give a flying fuck. His political career is coming to a close and he can retire.
Maybe, and hear me out here, maybe it wasn't a great idea to treat a president as king with no way to reign in their power other than waiting until the next election cycle.
There are multiple ways to reign in a president.
If politicians are unwilling to take any of those ways, then it's not only the president lacking accountability.
He should also be "dragged" and "condemned".
Before he's tried for abetting genocide. He violated numerous laws. Leahy for starters.
That’s shitty. That Judge is an asshole.
What's kids for cash? Sounds like the name of a child sex trafficking ring
Judge got kick backs for sending teens to jail, even for the most minor offense that would normally warrant a warning.
For some reason, the kars4kids jingle played in my head.
1-877 kids for cash
K-I-D-S kids for cash
1-877 kids for cash
convict your kids today
That's basically what it was. But prison.
Asshole for letting that corrupt piece of shit get out early. That judge caused irreparable harm.
I don't disagree, but there were 1,500 people on that list, and everyone's acting like Biden himself personally reviewed every one of them. It's more likely to me that someone on his staff fucked up - or more likely was paid to sneak one in - than the idea that he himself added said judge knowingly.
So you saying, rapist, killers, and maybe drug and human traffickers might be on the list as well?
Anything's possible. The bulk should be okay. I'd rather allow some criminals out than continue to jail those who don't deserve it - which would make up the vast majority of those people.
In a few months y’all be praying for the normalcy that was Biden.
Nah, I'll continue to fight for something better
Conservative media won't shut up about a non-story of Biden reducing a man's sentence from 17 to 15.
Meanwhile Trump prepares to ruin America