Joyce Vance on Hunter Biden’s Pardon: ‘It’s Not an Abuse of Power’

MURRAY Now it seems ░░░░░░░░ s going to use ░░░░░░░░ absolute privilege to pardon ░░░░░░░░ son What do you ░░░░░░░░ of this Vance Well ░░░░░░░░ Biden does have the ░░░░░░░░ to do this unilaterally ░░░░░░░░ one can overrule him ░░░░░░░░ with Hunter Biden s ░░░░░░░░ coming up fast it ░░░░░░░░ scheduled for this week ░░░░░░░░ this began to weigh ░░░░░░░░ him You know we ░░░░░░░░ lived through Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ efforts to abuse and ░░░░░░░░ twist the Justice Department ░░░░░░░░ were some skirmishes involving ░░░░░░░░ Cohen Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ lawyer who went to ░░░░░░░░ after he turned on ░░░░░░░░ Trump and there were ░░░░░░░░ about his release and ░░░░░░░░ he was treated the ░░░░░░░░ way other prisoners were ░░░░░░░░ treated So I m ░░░░░░░░ those sorts of issues ░░░░░░░░ heavily on President Biden ░░░░░░░░ I want to underscore ░░░░░░░░ Mary McCord said which ░░░░░░░░ that this is not ░░░░░░░░ the floodgates on abuse ░░░░░░░░ presidential power by President ░░░░░░░░ This is President Biden ░░░░░░░░ a power that he ░░░░░░░░ has the ability to ░░░░░░░░ Many presidents at the ░░░░░░░░ of their term use ░░░░░░░░ pardon power in ways ░░░░░░░░ not everyone agrees with ░░░░░░░░ think this use of ░░░░░░░░ some people will agree ░░░░░░░░ others will find objectionable ░░░░░░░░ his prior statement that ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t use it ░░░░░░░░ this way but it ░░░░░░░░ not an abuse of ░░░░░░░░ This isn t someone ░░░░░░░░ to interfere for instance ░░░░░░░░ the smooth transfer of ░░░░░░░░ MURRAY And to be ░░░░░░░░ clear this is not ░░░░░░░░ first time a president ░░░░░░░░ used presidential pardon power ░░░░░░░░ a family member.”