Alyssa Farah Griffin: Hunter Pardon Proved to Americans ‘That There’s a Different Set of Rules for Folks in Power’

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FARAH GRIFFIN: “So I see this one a little bit differently. And some of you know this, but I grew up with an immediate family member who was in and out of jail for addiction related offenses when I was growing up and now a decade later, clean, have their life together, served their time, are still dealing with the consequences, inability to vote at time, paying restitution, working to get your record expunged, not being able to be eligible for certain employment. Most Americans, if they face consequences for actions that they took, they're going to have to face them and nobody powerful and politically connected is going to come sweep in and save them. And I think A, this feeds the notion to a lot of this country that there's simply a different set of rules for folks in power. And when we sit here and we say a lot like, well Donald Trump did X, Y, and Z and how did he get elected? Because to a lot of this country, it just becomes noise. They think that if you commit crimes and somebody powerful and connected in D.C., right, left, center, Biden, Trump, you're going to be able to get away with it if you have someone on your side and that's not how it is for everyday folks.”