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Alina Habba predicts Biden will hand out pardons ‘like they’re tic tacs’

Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 3 developments

President-elect Trump’s senior adviser and former personal lawyer Alina Habba predicted on Friday that after he granted his son clemency, President Biden will issue more pardons in the days to come. Her comments come nearly a week after Biden announced he would pardon his son Hunter Biden of federal…

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  1. Biden’s pardon of son sparks calls for granting more clemencies

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  2. Smiling Hunter Biden seen in first photos since receiving presidential pardon

    Headline from Fox5 Atlanta ·

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    Alina Habba predicts Biden will hand out pardons ‘like they’re tic tacs’

    Headline from The Hill ·

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Trump Calls Biden Pardon an ‘Abuse and Miscarriage of Justice’ (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump did not hold back when he learned of Hunter Biden being pardoned by his father, President Joe

  2. Newsweek

    Hunter Biden gave early signal he expected pardon: Legal analyst (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Legal experts weighed in on President Joe Biden giving his son a pardon on tax fraud and firearm charges.

  3. The Hollywood Reporter

    President Biden Pardons Son Hunter, Reversing His Past Promise Not to Do So (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions.

  4. Daily Journal

    Biden has pardoned his son Hunter. What does that mean? (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden had long pledged that he would not pardon his son, Hunter, who was set to be sentenced this month for gun and tax convictions. But on Sunday, the president did it anyway.

  5. Breitbart News

    MSNBC's Vance Declares Hunter Biden Pardon 'Not an Abuse of Power' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Long-time Trump critic and MSNBC contributor Joyce Vance downplayed any suggested impropriety of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden during an appearance on MSNBC on Sunday. | Clips

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to

  7. Fox News

    Anti-Trump commentator admits Biden's pardon of Hunter is 'just deflating' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former Congressman Joe Walsh, a Trump critic, criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden despite promising that he would not do so.

  8. The Hill

    Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter rattles the political world (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Biden’s announcement that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, rattled the political world late Sunday, with a slew of Republicans blasting the move.

  9. Breitbart News

    GOP Leaders Slam ‘Liar and Hypocrite’ Biden’s ‘Outrageous’ Hunter Pardon (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Joe Biden’s pardon of his criminal son, Hunter, is an “outrageous abuse of the rule of law” that has undermined trust in the justice system, according to Republican lawmakers.

  10. The Daily Caller

    CNN And MSNBC Repeatedly Reassured Viewers Biden Wouldn’t Pardon Hunter (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Hosta and guests on CNN and MSNBC repeatedly told viewers that Joe Biden would not grant his son, Hunter Biden, clemency before the president pardoned his son.

  11. Fox News

    Trump previously predicted Biden would pardon son Hunter (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump predicted to Fox News in October that President Biden would pardon his son Hunter Biden.

  12. Fox News

    Lawmakers harshly criticize Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter: ‘Liar’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday, and now federal lawmakers are responding, calling the president a liar after he claimed he would not pardon the first son.

  13. The Guardian

    Joe Biden’s statement on his decision to pardon Hunter – in full (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Joe Biden has issued ‘a full and unconditional’ pardon to his son Hunter Biden, in a reversal for the president

  14. Bangor Daily News

    Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges he wouldn't (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges.

  15. NewsBusters

    MSNBC HOST: Hunter Biden’s Pardon Was a Father’s Love (opens NewsBusters)

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    NewsBusters's feed description

    The political world has been roiled by the (not at all surprising) news of President Joe Biden’s grant of a pardon to his controversial son, Hunter. Holiday weekend notwithstanding, the Regime Media are hard at work furiously spinning the pardon.

  16. Local News 8

    Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son Hunter (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    President Joe Biden has issued a written statement explaining his decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden.

  17. CNN

    READ: Statement from President Joe Biden announcing the pardon of his son Hunter Biden (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month on gun crime and tax convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

  18. Breitbart News

    Trump Predicted Biden Would Pardon Hunter Even as Joe Denied It (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President-elect Donald Trump predicted President Joe Biden would pardon his son Hunter even as the elder Biden repeatedly denied he would.

  19. Fox News

    Biden pardons son Hunter Biden ahead of exit from Oval Office (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden after he was convicted in a felony gun case and a separate felony tax case earlier this year.

  20. CNN

    Analysis: Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s second term.

  21. Forbes

    Biden Will Pardon More Family Members After Hunter Biden Pardon: GOP Lawmaker Tim Burchett (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    On "Forbes Newsroom," Congressman Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) slammed President Joe Biden’s decision to grant his son Hunter Biden a pardon.

  22. Vox

    For Democrats, the Hunter pardon is a problem — and an opportunity (opens Vox)

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    Vox's feed description

    Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of multiple federal crimes. Democrats should use this as an opportunity to get distance from the president’s toxic political brand.

  23. The Week

    Biden pardons son Hunter (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    Joe Biden has spared his son Hunter a possible prison sentence for felony gun and tax convictions

  24. The Guardian

    Trump uses Hunter Biden pardon to hint potential clemency for January 6 insurrectionists (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trump says Joe Biden’s pardon of his son is a ‘miscarriage of justice’ in latest supportive reference to convicted rioters

  25. KVIA El Paso

    President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office.

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