Sometimes, the irony is too thick to be ignored. A recent letter to the Herald, written I assume, in good faith, had the audacity or temerity or maybe, tunnel vision to actually call out President Biden for lying about pardoning his son.
The writer then said it made a mockery of the justice system and flaunted the solemn power of the pardon. If one would like to see the list of pardons issued by the former and future “president,” a quick search will lead you to a long list of folks convicted of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice, human trafficking, perjury, destruction of government property, mail fraud, racketeering, theft and murder. See the full list at Office of the Pardon Attorney: Pardons Granted by President Donald J. Trump (2017-2021).
In light of the MAGA crowd’s continuing appetite to attack his son, President Biden did the absolutely appropriate thing to protect Hunter. Yes, he committed those crimes, took his punishment, paid his fines, cleaned up his life and moved on. The promised ongoing attacks on Hunter are meant to besmirch the reputation of his father by injuring the son.
And then, the letter states not being able to forgive a president who “repeatedly lies to the camera.” Are you kidding? Responding to that particular statement would take another entire letter, and I want to be respectful of The Herald’s limitations on length, so I’ll just leave you with a reminder that the former and future “president” told over 30,000 lies from during his first four years in office, including the biggest one that spurred a violent insurrection in the Capitol.
Half this country has been lied to, is still being lied to, and are continually lapping it up from right-wing media sources. I’m glad my B.S. meter is much stronger than that.
Mary Ellen Hardy
Everett
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