Letter: Hypocritical indignation over presidential pardons
I can easily agree with Malcolm Whitney’s point on Dec. 18 that it is time to remove or limit the use of Presidential pardons. However, then it seems his Trump-thinking takes over, and his letter makes little sense. MAGAns are outraged that President Biden pardoned his son, yet think it is justified that Donald Trump as President pardoned his daughter’s father-in-law and many political cronies like Roger Stone. And they have no problem with Trump promising to pardon Jan. 6 capitol rioters, though they have been found guilty by many different courts in many different states, often by juries. How is what Biden did wrong, but not Trump? Malcolm wants Pres. Biden to be charged with treason for maybe, possibly making money in return for favors or maybe sharing classified information, yet where is Malcolm’s ire about Donald Trump making money off foreign diplomats staying at Trump Towers or his sharing of classified information with others at parties at Mar-A-Lago, which Trump has not only admitted to but bragged about doing? Do we just overlook Elon Musk buying his way into a position in the new administration? All of which is moot since the blanket immunity the Supreme Court granted to Trump also covers Biden. Malcolm also states, “Justice should be served equally to all including those who have friends in high places.” I couldn’t agree more.
So since we can’t demand that the Biden family be held accountable for crimes they might have committed because the President already granted immunity to his son and since the Presidential immunity ruling that provides Trump with protection also covers Biden, perhaps when we write to our elected officials expressing our disgust with Presidential pardons, we should also DEMAND that Donald Trump be held accountable for the 34 felonies he has been proven to have committed.
Donald Carper
Clearfield