They will claim justification in something, regardless.

When will we learn that they NEED NO JUSTIFICATION. It has been apparent since Merrick Garland wasn't voted on for the Supreme Court and it's obvious in everything that Trump does, they're going to do what they want to do. They couldn't care less about justification.

"It will not only tarnish Mr. Biden’s own record as a defender of democratic norms, it will also be greedily embraced as justification for Donald Trump’s further abuses of pardon power and broader attacks on the integrity of the justice system."

I think pardoning Hunter was wrong. And I'm sure I'd have done the same thing in Biden's shoes. But what amazes me about my tribe's reaction are things like these lines from today's NYT editorial:

At the end of the day, the only reason not to do it is to be able to say, look, we're different that the Republicans, we believe in the rule of law even if they've perverted it to get to this point, and that keeps being a loser for the Dems. I'd have done the same thing.

Gosh when you put it like that...

Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoin...

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/u...

All the best people.

New to Bluesky. Checking it out. I was never a tweeter, though I lurked there sometimes. Elon really and truly sucks, but isn't there a danger of being somewhere where everyone agrees? Wasn't part of the problem with the Dems is that we were too much in our bubbles? Does this make it worse?