Everyone has heard about Joe Biden’s Sunday blanket pardon of his son Hunter. Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. Yes, my son, you have, but I am the president. You are forgiven for all real or imagined crimes from January 2014 until today. Amen.
Most of the focus has been on how Creepy Joe lied, and he did, but there is a feature of this I’d not suspected. Because Hunter has been “blanket” pardoned, “he can no longer invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.” He can’t self-incriminate; therefore, Joe Biden has turned Hunter into an open book. Congress can call him up and ask him anything about any alleged criminal activity related to himself and his family in that time frame. If he refuses, they can charge him with contempt.
Steve Bannon just got out of jail for contempt of Congress, so Hunter isn’t the free bird he would like to believe.
Hunter Biden’s testimony could potentially lead to more information about the Biden family’s involvement in influence peddling. The president’s son could be held in contempt if he refuses to answer questions from Congress and charged with perjury if he doesn’t testify truthfully.
Internal Revenue Service whistleblowers told House investigators that the younger Biden had received special treatment by the Justice Department and IRS that went easier on him.
Hunter’s testimony, if he chooses to protect himself from a stint in prison, might lead to the investigation of any number of individuals in and out of government who were involved in illegal or illicit pay-to-play or influence peddling, including officials in the Justice Department and IRS who arranged the special treatment.
“While this abusive pardon from his father may prevent federal criminal prosecution, it does not absolve Hunter and his father of their misdeeds,” Thomas Jones, founder and president of the American Accountability Foundation, told The Daily Signal in a text message.
“Now that Hunter is no longer in legal jeopardy, Fifth Amendment protections are no longer applicable and he needs to come completely clean about his father’s involvement in shady deals in China and the Ukraine,” said Jones, a former Capitol Hill staffer who oversaw investigations. “If he doesn’t, he should be held in contempt of Congress and tossed in one of the cells emptied when President Trump pardons J6 [Jan. 6] protesters.”
Joe may have put himself at risk; how amusing is that? Depending on the nature of the alleged crimes, the DoJ or a special prosecutor could refer cases to state or local prosecutors.
No, I don’t think Joe has to worry about jail time; after all, the doddering old fool isn’t competent to stand trial. But there is little doubt that the rest of the Biden crime family is on the hook, and how suspicious is it if President Joe issues blanket pardons for family members who have not been convicted of any crimes?
It is not likely, but with this administration, you never know.
I’m going to get some popcorn, just in case. Or, grab some now and watch this!
