Source: USA Today
by Dace Potas
“Following President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, the administration is now apparently considering another unique use of executive pardon power in anticipation of what President-elect Donald Trump will do with his new administration. Biden and his allies are discussing the use of preemptive pardons in order to shield Trump’s enemies from retaliation. While I understand the desire for such a move, the expanding use and abuse of the pardons show why the power is prime for a constitutional amendment stripping it and how far modern politics has fallen.” (12/12/24)