• kescusay@lemmy.worldOP
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    2 years ago

    Sharing this here because the difference in responses to this guilty verdict couldn’t be more stark. During his time in office, Trump pardoned close associates of various crimes. Out of a sense of integrity, Biden has said he won’t pardon his son.

    The charges are absurd, but he was found guilty by a jury of his peers, and Biden won’t put his thumb on the scales.

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      2 years ago

      The charges are absurd

      Why? Lying on the gun purchase background check form is a felony. It says so right above the signature line on the form. The evidence he lied on the form looks pretty strong.

      I do realize the crime is not prosecuted often, but that seems like a mistake. The Charleston church shooter, for example should have failed his background check and been prosecuted for the same crime.