Dear God, Charlamagne on Thursday shot down the prospect that an “old man” President Biden would grant pre-emptive pardons to political opponents of Donald Trump's next commander in chief, saying the move would make them “look guilty.” insisted.
The popular talk show host said the 82-year-old Democratic congressman is reportedly considering whether the Biden administration should pardon officials and members of Congress who he believes could be prosecuted by the Trump administration. I expressed my opinion.
“I don't think President Biden should do a preemptive pardon, either, because to me it makes people look like they're guilty,” Charlamagne said. During the “Breakfast Show”.
“Biden should pardon every non-violent drug offender in federal prison, he should pardon everyone in federal prison for non-violent marijuana charges, okay? He should pardon Marilyn Mosby. ” he said, referring to a former Baltimore attorney who was convicted in a separate case in 2023 of perjury and making false statements on loan applications.
“This is the pardon he needs to work on before the old bastard gets out of here.”
When co-host DJ Envy claimed that Trump would be “attacked” by officials and politicians who “tried to lock him up,” Charlamagne responded, “But you're not guilty of any crime. “Why do I need to be pardoned?” he argued. you? “
“If I preemptively grant you a pardon, doesn't it seem like you feel guilty?'' he added.
“I don’t understand why anyone would give someone a preemptive pardon,” he said in an exchange with his co-hosts.
“It's like saying, 'Okay, I know this person is guilty of something, and Trump might go after them.'”
Biden on Wednesday pardoned 39 people for nonviolent crimes and commuted the sentences of about 1,500 people who were transferred from confinement to home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.
The outgoing president vowed to take “further steps” before his term ends on Jan. 20, saying he took Wednesday's action because the country was built on “the promise of possibility and second chances.” He said in a statement that this was because he was there.
Democrats faced a tough spot earlier this month when they granted a broad pardon to his son Hunter, who was convicted of federal gun and tax charges in a separate case earlier this year.
