I was very happy to read that the President pardoned his son after all. When you are dealing with thugs, you need to be a realist and acknowledge that you are dealing with thugs.<\/p>\n
As many have pointed out, if Hunter had not been a member of this particular family, there simply would have been a plea deal, as is usual in such cases. There actually was a plea deal in place, but Republican pressure made it fall through.<\/p>\n
Given everything we know, we cannot pretend that we are transitioning to a normal American administration. There is every reason to believe that the creep would have continued to torment the only son of his perceived enemy, if only to entertain his base.<\/p>\n
In the immortal words of Joseph Mankiewicz: Fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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