NBC News, which purports to be a neutral source of information, has just published this article by White House Correspondent , and
Here is how it begins:
President Joe Biden is expected to make further use of his clemency power before leaving office next week, potentially extending pre-emptive pardons to individuals who could be targeted for retribution by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration, according to a senior White House official and a person familiar with the discussions.
Biden has not made a final decision on any pardons for people in that group, the White House official said on Friday.
The timing for the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office — on Sunday or before noon on Monday, the two sources said, though timing is subject to change.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to prosecute his political opponents during a second term.
Got that? Biden will provide clemency, including pre-emptive pardons, to a bunch of people around him.
The reason? Not that they are guilty of crimes he doesn’t want prosecuted. Not that they could implicate him in the millions and millions of dollars the Biden family obtained during his time in office (including the Senate and Vice Presidency). Nope, none of that.
The reason – the one and only reason cited by this article – is that damn vindictive bastard Donald Trump. The end. Over and out. Biden covering his own backside has nothing to do with anything. It’s not even a consideration.
Oh, and as for the “retribution” claim, here is what Trump actually said, straight from the NBC article being referenced:
“WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences,” Trump wrote. “Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials.”
In other words, he is going after people who, he claims, broke the law.
Is that? Or is it a combination of both? You decide for yourself. NBC, apparently, has already made up its mind and – surprise, surprise – it’s Trump retribution 100%. No other possibility is mentioned.
Yep, that’s “neutral” journalism all right. NBC-style.
