Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who described himself as a “collaborator” of President Barack Obama during his tenure, sought to defend President Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter on Sunday night, claiming he was unfairly singled out. did.
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Holder, known for his political loyalty to President Obama, mocked the ideals of a bipartisan Justice Department, asserted on X (formerly Twitter) that President Biden was right, and then pivoted to criticize Kash Patel. I tried.
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This is the reality.Given the basic facts, USAtty would not have prosecuted this case. The findings after five years of research have only made that clearer.
If his name had been Joe Smith, the solution would have been radically, and more equitably, to decline.
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Ask yourself more important questions. Do you really think Kash Patel is qualified to lead one of the world's premier law enforcement investigation organizations? The obvious answer is “no way.”
Democrats have been obsessed with Kash Patel since he revealed that outgoing Obama administration officials had “revealed” Americans' names on foreign surveillance wiretaps in an effort to undermine the incoming Trump administration. It has become.
That issue aside, Holder ignored the fact that Hunter Biden's case was stalled precisely because he was Joe Biden's son and had special protection. He was never punished for gun crimes or tax violations until a federal judge in Delaware questioned the plea deal he was given with his girlfriend. Even then, Hunter Biden was never charged with an apparent violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act for doing work on behalf of a foreign client. Additionally, in 2020, 51 former national security and intelligence officials falsely claimed that Hunter's infamous laptop was likely the product of a Russian disinformation campaign.
Holder himself has been involved in controversial pardon actions. During President Bill Clinton's waning years, Holder supported push Through the granting of amnesty to members of the violent Puerto Rican terrorist organization FALN.
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