{"id":7091,"date":"2024-12-05T07:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=7091"},"modified":"2024-12-05T07:26:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:26:48","slug":"biden-corruption-knows-no-limits-fauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=7091","title":{"rendered":"<h1>BIDEN CORRUPTION KNOWS NO LIMITS!!! <b>Fauci, Schiff, And Cheney May Receive &#8216;Preemptive Pardons&#8217;<\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Days after President Joe Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/enough-enough-biden-pardons-hunter-unfair-prosecution-his-own-doj?ref=redicate.com\">pardoned his son Hunter<\/a>\u00a0for a 10-year period dating back to his involvement with Burisma,<strong>\u00a0senior White House aides are reportedly locked in a contentious debate over a potential unprecedented move: issuing preemptive pardons to a wide range of current and former public officials<\/strong>\u00a0who could find themselves under intense scrutiny, and prosecution, after Donald Trump takes office,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/12\/04\/biden-white-house-pardons-00192610\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>\u00a0reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/unnamed_file_from_www.politico.com_.jpg%283%29.jpg?itok=EdnN75uo\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/unnamed_file_from_www.politico.com_.jpg%283%29.jpg?itok=EdnN75uo\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/unnamed_file_from_www.politico.com_.jpg%283%29.jpg?itok=EdnN75uo\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"485d7656-b61a-4f23-8e3b-ccb83e373ab1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among those discussed for potential pardons are high-profile figures like Senator-elect\u00a0<strong>Adam Schiff (D-CA), former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), and Dr. Anthony Fauci<\/strong>, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.<\/p>\n<p>Their justification is that\u00a0<strong>Trump will seek retribution,\u00a0<\/strong>with their concerns growing more urgent following Trump\u2019s announcement last weekend appointing Kash Patel as FBI director. Patel, a staunch ally of Trump, has vowed to pursue the former president\u2019s critics, heightening concerns among Biden aides about possible investigations or indictments against officials who have opposed Trump in the past.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1864439281923838044&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ffauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons&amp;sessionId=3046374bf6ea2d458966163d0fa79e034d176f49&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1864439281923838044\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Biden aides are deeply divided<\/strong>, according to the report. On one hand, granting preemptive pardons could provide a shield against Trump\u2019s promised &#8220;revenge tour&#8221;<strong>\u00a0but might also create the appearance of impropriety, effectively validating Trump\u2019s accusations of corruption<\/strong>. Additionally, those offered pardons might refuse them, citing innocence or the perception of guilt that could accompany a pardon.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, were there any takers on this?<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1863637443624239104&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Ffauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons&amp;sessionId=3046374bf6ea2d458966163d0fa79e034d176f49&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1863637443624239104\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Because&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%2874%29.jpg?itok=wC-J-tNu\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%2874%29.jpg?itok=wC-J-tNu\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/get_attachment_url%2874%29.jpg?itok=wC-J-tNu\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d0cfc052-e745-4b5e-97f1-c79b99c80e0f\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Historical Precedent and Political Risk<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>End-of-administration pardons are always politically fraught, but<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>the stakes in this case are uniquely high.<\/strong>\u00a0Biden\u2019s aides have privately discussed the precedent set by President Gerald Ford\u2019s 1974 preemptive pardon of Richard Nixon, which spared the nation further division after Watergate. Democrats like Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) have invoked that example, suggesting that pardons might be necessary to heal a polarized nation and protect officials from undue political persecution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>If it\u2019s clear by January 19 that [revenge] is his intention, then I would recommend to President Biden that he provide those preemptive pardons to people<\/strong>, because that\u2019s really what our country is going to need next year,\u201d Markey said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgbh.org\/news\/politics\/2024-11-26\/sen-markey-urges-biden-to-issue-preemptive-pardons-ahead-of-trumps-inauguration\">recent interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Others are far less supportive.\u00a0<strong>Schiff, who chaired the House Intelligence Committee during Trump\u2019s first impeachment, has been outspoken in his opposition.<\/strong>\u00a0&#8220;I would urge the president not to do that,&#8221; he said, adding &#8220;I think it would seem defensive and unnecessary.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As X user Derek Wang\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/derekhxw\/status\/1864456310613254608\">notes<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>Preemptive pardon has never been used in history and I think will likely be challenged and to be decided by SC.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Section. 2 of US Constitution: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons\u00a0<strong>for Offences against the United States<\/strong>, except in Cases of Impeachment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cOffenses\u201d are not \u201cpotential offenses\u201d<\/strong>, the word clearly indicates the offenses that are already determined by court legally, not any potential offenses to be determined in future.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Hunter Biden\u2019s Pardon and the Broader Clemency Debate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Biden\u2019s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, has further complicated the White House\u2019s deliberations<\/strong>. Hunter\u2019s sweeping 11-year pardon drew criticism from many within the Democratic Party and intensified pressure on Biden to extend clemency to others.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) invoked Hunter Biden\u2019s pardon this week in calling on the president to, on a case-by-case basis, spare \u201cthe working-class Americans in the federal prison system whose lives have been ruined by unjustly aggressive prosecutions for nonviolent offenses.\u201d -Politico<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Trump has repeatedly vowed to go after those he views as part of the Deep State.<\/strong>\u00a0His disdain for figures like Cheney and Fauci is well-documented, with Trump even calling for members of the Jan. 6 committee to face jail time.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to issue preemptive pardons would undoubtedly solidify Biden&#8217;s status as one of the worst presidents in US history.\u00a0<strong>On one side lies the risk of fueling Trump\u2019s narrative of impropriety; on the other, the prospect of leaving key public servants exposed to investigations that are completely warranted<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/fauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/fauci-schiff-and-cheney-may-receive-preemptive-pardons<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}