Biden’s Controversial Pardon amid Controversy Surrounding the Justice System of America
The deeper divide between justice and the political system in the United States is now widened by the last-minute pardon extended by US President Joe Biden to son Hunter Biden as his presidency draws to a close. It obviously spares his son from punishment in tax and gun matters; however, it is a surprising act considering the many times that he has promised to restore independence in the Justice Department and not meddle in his son’s lawsuits.
Trump bolstered contentions further
Donald Trump has rather put the allegation another notch up calling it a further evidence to his claims against the president. Trump has always maintained that the American justice has been politicized. Further confirming his denial, Joe Biden reinforces Trump’s statements that the justice system does or could work differently for the rank and file citizens as opposed to the privileged.
- Politically, such a decision could well tarnish Biden’s present and future image. It must be considered a sign of weakness in his leadership, mainly at a time football fans are for Donald Trump when he becomes president and ready to return back to the White HouseNot only that, it made an additional argument for trump’s supporters that the support of a corrupt system used by Biden rescues his man from behind bars.
Assaulted by Controversy: The Case of Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden might very well fail to be in a position to prove any such legal charges of illicit or wrongful firearms use, or insufficient tax payment. But all those charges, according to President Biden, were flung at his son just as he is the son of a president. All this medley of sham befitted in such lofty charges against his son would be called simply politicization of the justice system.
Accusations of Trump and Biden on the Politicization of the Justice System
Now both Trump and Biden find themselves in the arena of grievance-complaints against politicized justice. Biden raises the question rather beautifully over special prosecutor David Weiss in the prosecution of Hunter, whereas Trump has also declared the same politically motivated.
The Poignant Effects of the Pardon
Joe Biden now saves his son-for-economic-political-examples. In the days ahead, it will fire up Trump’s supporters, as they will eagerly anticipate their leaders’ pardons to the convicted rioters of January 6, 2021. Further mistrust in the justice system may arise among the masses.
Comparison of Trump’s pardon
Trump also pardoned many of his political friends when he became president, including his son-in-law Charles Kushner and his manager Paul Manafort;
But now, with Biden’s act, he will answer every accusation with Biden pardoned for his son.
Aspects that impact the justice system
It also brings to bear the serious issue of independence of justice itself from party politics in the American justice system. This trend, if allowed to continue, could do away with an institution which is fundamental to the democracy of America-justice in and of itself.
Final Thoughts
President Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden raised further questions about the fairness of the U.S. justice system and added plausibility to the arguments of Donald Trump concerning the political bias against him. Biden said he took the action as a father to help a son who has been targeted, but critics believe it undermines his case for a non-partisan justice system. Trump has capitalized on the controversy to solidify his argument about how justice is perverted by his opponents, mostly Democrats, for political gain. The political legacy of Biden may be tainted by such actions, but at the same time, it also reinforces people’s divides of perception concerning the fairness of the legal system. A deeper aspect of the pardon thus lies in the challenges of sustaining public trust towards institutions caught in that peculiar clashing of personal and political interests.
