Biden Does The Right Thing With Preemptive Pardons For Trump's Revenge Targets
President Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons to protect targets that Trump singled out for revenge when he returns to office and it was the right thing to do.
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Joe Biden Protects Those Who Stood Up For Democracy
On the day when Donald Trump is set to return to the presidency with revenge on his mind, the still for a little current president Joe Biden took action to short-circuit that revenge campaign and prevent it from getting off of the ground.
President Biden said in a statement:
I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But these are exceptional circumstances, and I cannot in good conscience do nothing. Baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families. Even when individuals have done nothing wrong—and in fact have done the right thing—and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage reputations and finances.
That is why I am exercising my authority under the Constitution to pardon General Mark A. Milley, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the Members of Congress and staff who served on the Select Committee, and the U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan police officers who testified before the Select Committee. The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that any individual engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense. Our nation owes these public servants a debt of gratitude for their tireless commitment to our country.
Biden is right. The United States has never had a president committed to revenge against his political enemies who has immunity for his official actions.
The founders assumed that voters would never be so unwise as to elect a person who would not respect and honor the Constitution. There has always been a concept of integrity that a president was expected to uphold. The founders could have never envisioned the current situation that the country finds itself in, and that is why Biden acted to protect those who stood up for democracy.
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