Hunter Biden Was Unfairly Prosecuted. His father did the right thing.

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Source: theatlantic

Critics have argued that President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter was political nepotism--bad for the country, selfish, the height of privilege. But the actual story is the very opposite of nepotism: Hunter Biden was treated worse than an ordinary citizen because of his family connections. It's good for the country when the president acts against injustice; President Biden rightly condemned the injustice of his son's prosecution. His pardon was necessary to prevent Donald Trump's Justice Department from targeting Hunter for years to come.

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LETS TALK CRIMINALITY SHALL WE

A--- FBI investigating Ivanka Trump's dealings and financing of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver: report---, THEN SURPRISE THAT TRUMP TOWER CLOSED FOR GOOD https://vancouversun.com/business/local-business/fbi-investigating-ivanka-trumps-dealings-and-financing-of-trump-international-hotel-and-tower-in-vancouver-report

B- Alleged fraudster in Panama, working with Ivanka, helped make Trump's first international hotel venture a success. The broker was in business with a money-launderer and two criminals from the former Soviet Union-- Russia Russia Russia. Then he fled. TRUMP HOTEL PANAMA KICKED THE TRUMP'S OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE OF TRUMP FRAUD IN 2018--https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/16/panama-hotel-votes-to-drop-trump--but-his-company-wont-go.html

C--Ivanka Trump's ex-business partner ensnared in federal fraud probe https://www.timesofisrael.com/ivanka-trumps-ex-business-partner-ensnared-in-federal-fraud-probe/

D---Ivanka's Diamond business was embroiled in alleged fraud https://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-diamonds-caught-alleged-money-laundering-scheme-757168

E--Chilean billionaire rented home to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump then got permission for mine--Ivanka Trump's Landlord Is a Chilean Billionaire Suing the U.S. Government--President Donald Trump's daughter and her husband, White House adviser Jared Kushner, live in a Kalorama house owned by a Chilean business titan. His company is suing the U.S. over a Minnesota mine https://www.wsj.com/articles/ivanka-trumps-landlord-is-a-chilean-billionaire-suing-the-u-s-government-1489000307

F-- Surprise: Ivanka Trump's Signature Women's Initiative Was a Massive Failure https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/ivanka-trump-gao-report

G--Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump use private email servers --NOT A WORD ABOUT THIS FROM THE NYT AFTER SCREAING AT HILLARY THE ENTIRE CAMPAIGN SEASON OF 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ivanka-trump-used-a-personal-email-account-to-send-hundreds-of-emails-about-government-business-last-year/2018/11/19/6515d1e0-e7a1-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html-

H--Ivanka and Jared both failed to get security clearances-Jared lied on his application MULTIPLE times--IN THE DOUBLE DIGIT OR TRIPLE DIGIT REALM ACCORDING TO REPORTS--he revised and lied on the forms---lying once is a felony https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html

I- Ivanka--who purportedly closed her business in 2018 to avoid further conflicts of interest--was somehow still reporting income from her company in 2019. The American people deserve an "explanation as to how a business can both cease all operations and still be making her as much as a million dollars a year," https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-already-a-corrupt-presidential-kid-her-name-is-ivanka-trump/

j- Ivanka Trump accompanied her father on his presidential interview with 60 Minutes. Ivanka's upscale jewelry brand used her father's political appearance to promote a $10,800 bracelet she had worn during the broadcast. https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/15/news/companies/ivanka-trump-bracelet-promotion/index.html

K - After Donald Trump left his seat among other world leaders during the G20 summit in order to attend another meeting, Ivanka Trump took his place. Given that Ivanka is his daughter, a business owner, and an unelected figure in the White House, many questioned the propriety of her presence at the high-level diplomatic meeting https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-ivanka/trump-defends-ivankas-seat-at-g20-draws-rebuke-from-chelsea-clinton-idUSKBN19V1KH

L - Ivanka Trump used a personal email account for hundreds of government-related emails -- "many of them in violation of federal records rules," https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ivanka-trump-used-a-personal-email-account-to-send-hundreds-of-emails-about-government-business-last-year/2018/11/19/6515d1e0-e7a1-11e8-a939-9469f1166f9d_story.html

M - New York fraud investigators expanded their two cases into Trump and the Trump Organization, looking into tax write-offs on roughly $26 million in consulting fees. Of that money, the president's daughter, Ivanka Trump, was paid $747,622 in consulting fees in 2017 while she was actually an executive officer of Trump's companies. The offices of the Manhahttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/nyregion/trump-fraud-investigations-taxes.htmlttan district attorney and the New York state attorney general issued subpoenas to the Trump Organization in both investigations.

N - Ivanka Trump was Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraud--New York prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. overruled his staff after a visit from a top donor: Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz https://www.propublica.org/article/whoops-jared-kushner-made-even-more-mistakes-in-his-federal-filings

O- Ivanka's Coronavirus Advice Is a Giant Middle Finger to Parents Struggling During Coronavirus https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/ivanka-trump-coronavirus/