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Elie Honig: Hunter Biden Pardon ‘Is a Historic Act of Political Nepotism’
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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CNN News Central
Name: CNN News Central
URL: https://www.cnn.com/
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Kate Bolduan
, Elie Honig
Name: Kate Bolduan
Employment: CNN
Position: Correspondent
Name: Elie Honig
Employment: Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Position: Attorney
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12/02/2024 08:09 am
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BOLDUAN Elie another former ░░░░░░░░ attorney called this an ░░░░░░░░ broad grant Why is ░░░░░░░░ so broad more so ░░░░░░░░ a typical presidential pardon ░░░░░░░░ do you think of ░░░░░░░░ HONIG Well Kate this ░░░░░░░░ as broad as a ░░░░░░░░ can possibly be Ordinarily ░░░░░░░░ pardon will specify a ░░░░░░░░ case and that happened ░░░░░░░░ It says I hereby ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden on the ░░░░░░░░ case in Delaware and ░░░░░░░░ the tax case in ░░░░░░░░ But what s different ░░░░░░░░ this one is it ░░░░░░░░ says this is a ░░░░░░░░ and unconditional pardon for ░░░░░░░░ conduct going back to ░░░░░░░░ 1 of 2014 which ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden cannot be ░░░░░░░░ prosecuted for anything going ░░░░░░░░ to 2014 and really ░░░░░░░░ then because before then ░░░░░░░░ going to be precluded ░░░░░░░░ the statute of limitations ░░░░░░░░ as you said before ░░░░░░░░ only historical precedent the ░░░░░░░░ historical precedent for this ░░░░░░░░ the pardon of Richard ░░░░░░░░ by Gerald Ford which ░░░░░░░░ similar language that says ░░░░░░░░ and unconditional pardon So ░░░░░░░░ Biden has pushed to ░░░░░░░░ absolute outer limits of ░░░░░░░░ breadth of the pardon ░░░░░░░░ here BOLDUAN And as ░░░░░░░░ heard in the political ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ of reaction to this ░░░░░░░░ and there will be ░░░░░░░░ today But looking at ░░░░░░░░ kind of in the ░░░░░░░░ it in the legal ░░░░░░░░ past presidents generally have ░░░░░░░░ how pardon recipients have ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for their actions ░░░░░░░░ a reason to grant ░░░░░░░░ a pardon Biden is ░░░░░░░░ here He called it ░░░░░░░░ miscarriage of justice that ░░░░░░░░ Biden was unfairly singled ░░░░░░░░ which is something that ░░░░░░░░ have heard Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ into before in targeting ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department and the ░░░░░░░░ called deep state Does ░░░░░░░░ and this move here ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump new cover ░░░░░░░░ whatever pardon action he ░░░░░░░░ to take in the ░░░░░░░░ HONIG To be sure ░░░░░░░░ we re already seeing ░░░░░░░░ The first reaction from ░░░░░░░░ Trump and his team ░░░░░░░░ is what an injustice ░░░░░░░░ we get to do ░░░░░░░░ same thing which is ░░░░░░░░ of an interesting twist ░░░░░░░░ logic there But without ░░░░░░░░ I mean look there ░░░░░░░░ long been a fair ░░░░░░░░ fair on both sides ░░░░░░░░ whether Hunter Biden is ░░░░░░░░ treated overly leniently or ░░░░░░░░ zealously because of his ░░░░░░░░ as Joe Biden s ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ to both sides of ░░░░░░░░ But what I think ░░░░░░░░ not disputable is that ░░░░░░░░ is a historic act ░░░░░░░░ political nepotism This is ░░░░░░░░ granting of a pardon ░░░░░░░░ the president to his ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden even says ░░░░░░░░ you really parse his ░░░░░░░░ he acknowledges that a ░░░░░░░░ part of this is ░░░░░░░░ Hunter Biden is his ░░░░░░░░ And that will land ░░░░░░░░ Biden on a historic ░░░░░░░░ that he probably doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to be a ░░░░░░░░ of along with Bill ░░░░░░░░ who pardoned his half ░░░░░░░░ Roger Clinton along with ░░░░░░░░ Trump who pardoned Charles ░░░░░░░░ who is the father ░░░░░░░░ his own son in ░░░░░░░░ Jared Kushner So I ░░░░░░░░ sure Joe Biden understands ░░░░░░░░ historic implications of what ░░░░░░░░ s done and now ░░░░░░░░ s earned his way ░░░░░░░░ that list.”
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