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Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler

edition.cnn.com Victims ‘shocked’ after Biden grants clemency to ‘kids-for-cash’ judge and $54 million embezzler | CNN Politics

Victims of major public corruption cases in Pennsylvania and Illinois are angry that President Joe Biden granted clemency this week to the two convicted officials.

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Okay, Hunter Biden, I could understand. This one makes no sense unless you’re an asshole.

Full-on mask off, now. Owner class protecting owner class, nothing to see here. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along.

Give him a break, all he did was torture children for money

Can we maybe pardon marajuana possession charges or something good for people? No? Just the rich assholes who did ‘white collar crime’? Okay. What a place. Love it here!
- Biden already pardoned people convicted for simple possession of marijuana back in Oct 2022.
  And in December 2023, expanded that for the offenses of simple possession of marijuana, attempted simple possession of marijuana, or use of marijuana, regardless of whether they had been charged with or prosecuted for the offenses on or before that date.
  
  Excellent! Some progress! I want us to keep that up then!
- He already did pardon all the federal marijuana possession charges months ago.
  
  They aren't looking for answers, just outrage.
  
  Well that’s pretty good!
  
  no he did not
  he pardoned enough people that other people like you instantly placed him on sainthood status level ignoring the fact it was only a drop in the bucket and that Biden helped craft the laws that got people locked up to begin with
  fuck Biden and the horse he rode in too

So this looks like a case of local officials letting these people out of jail and to house arrest when clearly they shouldn't be. It's the same as some welfare recipients abuse the system, but should we end welfare for all. No. These two slipped through. But plenty more who deserved the pardon got it.
- I get that there were 1500 of them, but pardons/commutations should get a closer look than this.
  
  So, they were non-violent offenders on house arrest, presumably all of these people were following the terms of their conviction.
  That said, whoever compiled the list should have raised a flag on the ones that had many many victims.

Safest place for that guy was being locked up. given what happened recently, does brandon want to see real justice sooner?

Biden pardons 1500 people who met a certain criteria. The media goes and digs through every case to find 2 controversial ones. Right-wing media would NEVER do this for a right wing politican.
I hope CNN keep that same energy for Trump. Given the interviews I've already seen between trump and left wing media I doubt the left will hold him even 1/10th as accountable.

Bad move. He was under house arrest until 2026, probably just another year and a half.

Indefensible.

Biden always finds a way to trip on hs dick.

the american people voted for donald trump again, dark bandon couldn't give a single fuck what any of us ungrateful self destructive democracy destroying cunts have to say about anything any more, he gonna do what he wanna do, and then wait for trump to throw him and his one remaining son in prison

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