Is Biden really that bad?
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DIY-HP-LED
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DIY-HP-LED
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But Joe isn't pretty enough! They want someone different because Joe isn't doing enough, I guess, it must be why they sent a republican to congress, because they want their life to improve, and republicans are somehow supposed to be good for the economy. I mean they just tried to destroy the economy and drive the country into another great depression, so they must really care. Millions who they tried to fuck will vote for them, how many on Medicare and Social Security voted for them and will vote for them again? How many who will be working those construction jobs created by Joe will vote for the party who would have screwed them and the country? How many brainwashed and character flawed people will vote to fuck themselves and their futures? How many poor and working people will vote for tax cuts for the super-rich while being conned by culture wars and self-screwed by bigotry?
compassionateExotic
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Drop That Sound
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Notice they don't say "new" jobs? Just, jobs..
10s of thousands of new fentanyl dealers, and border smugglers. Sounds more like it..
Oops, how did I end up in the political section again?
10s of thousands of new fentanyl dealers, and border smugglers. Sounds more like it..
Oops, how did I end up in the political section again?
DIY-HP-LED
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You can write Trump in on your ballot in 24, even if he is doing time, just a suggestion, or even stay home since the RINOs will sell him out.Notice they don't say "new" jobs? Just, jobs..
10s of thousands of new fentanyl dealers, and border smugglers. Sounds more like it..
Oops, how did I end up in the political section again?
Drop That Sound
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Why would I vote for anything having to do with government or to ever put anyone in political power? Sign my name to some contract, in some rigged 1 party system designed to control people. I'm the master in control, not anyone else, lol. I don't need anyone to be my voice for me, thanks!
DIY-HP-LED
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doublejj
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Biden’s big investments spurred a factory boom
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How Biden’s big investments spurred a factory boom
A surge in manufacturing construction across the country is grabbing the attention of economists and workers on the ground as legislative efforts to reinvigorate the U.S. industrial base are bearin…
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compassionateExotic
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cannabineer
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this will lead to days of right-wing derision.
Biden's remark, 'God save the Queen, man', during Connecticut speech, causes confusion
"God Save The Queen" began trending on Twitter soon after President Joe Biden wrapped a speech Friday with the remark that left many befuddled.
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Roger A. Shrubber
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i didn't even think about it, it just sounded like a dad joke to me...this will lead to days of right-wing derision.
Biden's remark, 'God save the Queen, man', during Connecticut speech, causes confusion
"God Save The Queen" began trending on Twitter soon after President Joe Biden wrapped a speech Friday with the remark that left many befuddled.www.usatoday.com
garybo
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Joe Biden is the best president this country has ever had when it comes to screwing over normal Americans that try to just live a comfortable normal life.
In 1983 he voted to slap income taxes on 50% of Social Security income, income that had previously been tax-free.
In 1994, he voted to up the amount of Social Security benefits subject to taxation, to 85%.
In 2000, he turned his attention to estate taxes, voting AGAINST the Estate Tax Elimination Act that would have phased out certain estate taxes by 2010.
Now, he wants to raise over $4.7 TRILLION in taxes on big business's and corporations, you may say "hey, that wont effect me, I'm just a normal slob hat makes a normal income. True, but when the big business's and corporations raise their prices due to the tax increase, we the normal slobs that make normal income will be paying more for our goods.
www.wsj.com
Am I wrong? I hope so.
In 1983 he voted to slap income taxes on 50% of Social Security income, income that had previously been tax-free.
In 1994, he voted to up the amount of Social Security benefits subject to taxation, to 85%.
In 2000, he turned his attention to estate taxes, voting AGAINST the Estate Tax Elimination Act that would have phased out certain estate taxes by 2010.
Now, he wants to raise over $4.7 TRILLION in taxes on big business's and corporations, you may say "hey, that wont effect me, I'm just a normal slob hat makes a normal income. True, but when the big business's and corporations raise their prices due to the tax increase, we the normal slobs that make normal income will be paying more for our goods.
Opinion | All the President’s Tax Increases
Biden’s budget wants $4.7 trillion more of your money and still grows federal debt by $17 trillion.
www.wsj.com
Am I wrong? I hope so.
printer
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And how will the US government reduce its debt, save SS? The baby boomers are moving out of the workforce and are now becoming a load for the next couple of generations.Joe Biden is the best president this country has ever had when it comes to screwing over normal Americans that try to just live a comfortable normal life.
In 1983 he voted to slap income taxes on 50% of Social Security income, income that had previously been tax-free.
In 1994, he voted to up the amount of Social Security benefits subject to taxation, to 85%.
In 2000, he turned his attention to estate taxes, voting AGAINST the Estate Tax Elimination Act that would have phased out certain estate taxes by 2010.
Now, he wants to raise over $4.7 TRILLION in taxes on big business's and corporations, you may say "hey, that wont effect me, I'm just a normal slob hat makes a normal income. True, but when the big business's and corporations raise their prices due to the tax increase, we the normal slobs that make normal income will be paying more for our goods.
Opinion | All the President’s Tax Increases
Biden’s budget wants $4.7 trillion more of your money and still grows federal debt by $17 trillion.
Am I wrong? I hope so.
printer
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Wonder how much more the GOP can investigate when Hunter shuts it down, how long to beat a dead horse?
Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds
Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, will plead guilty to tax crimes in a plea deal with prosecutors, and he reached a diversion agreement relating to unlawful possession of a weapon, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
The plea deal, which must be accepted by a judge, likely would keep Hunter Biden out of jail.
Biden, 53, has been under investigation for tax matters since 2018. He reportedly paid off his tax liability in 2020, a sum that surpassed $1 million.
Biden was charged with two counts of willful failure to pay income tax. The third charge stems from possession of a firearm in 2018, a weapon he was in possession of while using crack cocaine. Biden denied drug use when applying to secure the gun.
In a separate agreement on the gun charge, the president’s son will be entered into a pretrial diversion program, meaning those charges are likely to be removed from his record if he complies with the terms of the program.
“With the announcement of two agreements between my client, Hunter Biden, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, it is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” Biden attorney Christopher Clark said in a statement.
“Hunter will take responsibility for two instances of misdemeanor failure to file tax payments when due pursuant to a plea agreement. A firearm charge, which will be subject to a pretrial diversion agreement and will not be the subject of the plea agreement, will also be filed by the Government,” he added.
According to The Washington Post, Biden is expected to agree to two years of probation in connection with the plea deal.
“I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward,” Clark said.
President Biden has repeatedly defended his son from allegations of wrongdoing. The White House on Tuesday stressed support for Hunter Biden following the announcement of the plea deal.
“The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment,” spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement.
In an interview last October, the president said his son acknowledged in a book that he noted he was not using drugs on a gun application at a time when he was battling addiction.
The White House has sought to keep its distance from Hunter Biden’s ongoing legal case to avoid any implication the president was pressuring the Justice Department, and officials have repeatedly referred questions about the case to Hunter Biden’s lawyer. Upon taking office, the Biden administration allowed U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a holdover from the Trump administration, to continue to oversee the case.
The plea deal is likely to fuel Republican efforts to keep the business dealings of the president’s family in the spotlight.
Hunter Biden’s involvement in foreign business dealings has been a source of focus for Republicans for years. Former President Trump’s suggestion in 2019 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Hunter and Joe Biden, then his political opponent, led to his first impeachment.
Reports that broke just before the 2020 election detailing the contents of a hard drive Hunter Biden purportedly owned, which included more details about the business dealings in addition to more salacious content, further fueled GOP interest in his business dealings and attempts to connect the now-president to them.
House Republicans have launched an investigation into the foreign business dealings of Hunter Biden, other family members of President Biden and their associates, raising alarm about foreign funds that flowed to the first family.
Republicans have not produced evidence, though, that directly links President Biden to any of Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings. The president has denied knowledge of those business dealings.
In the past few weeks, House Republicans have highlighted an unverified tip to the FBI that then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe from a foreign national, but they have not substantiated those claims.
In a statement, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) — who is heading up the Biden family business dealings probe — said the charges “reveal a two-tiered system of justice.”
“Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery,” Comer said. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
Comer’s bribery allegations stem from a tip to the FBI the agency was unable to corroborate.
Hunter Biden’s previous drug addiction also became a GOP attack line.
In 2020, former President Trump pounced on the issue, at one point during a presidential debate mentioning that Joe Biden’s son was discharged from the military for cocaine use.
Then-candidate Biden defended his son.
“My son, like a lot of people … had a drug problem,” he said. “He’s overtaken it. He’s fixed it. He’s worked on it. And I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”
Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden’s case after news of the plea agreement broke, criticizing the charges as being low-level.
“Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!” the former president wrote on Truth Social.
Trump was arraigned last week on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them. He is also facing charges for concealing documents and misleading investigators.
thehill.com
Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds
Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, will plead guilty to tax crimes in a plea deal with prosecutors, and he reached a diversion agreement relating to unlawful possession of a weapon, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
The plea deal, which must be accepted by a judge, likely would keep Hunter Biden out of jail.
Biden, 53, has been under investigation for tax matters since 2018. He reportedly paid off his tax liability in 2020, a sum that surpassed $1 million.
Biden was charged with two counts of willful failure to pay income tax. The third charge stems from possession of a firearm in 2018, a weapon he was in possession of while using crack cocaine. Biden denied drug use when applying to secure the gun.
In a separate agreement on the gun charge, the president’s son will be entered into a pretrial diversion program, meaning those charges are likely to be removed from his record if he complies with the terms of the program.
“With the announcement of two agreements between my client, Hunter Biden, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, it is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” Biden attorney Christopher Clark said in a statement.
“Hunter will take responsibility for two instances of misdemeanor failure to file tax payments when due pursuant to a plea agreement. A firearm charge, which will be subject to a pretrial diversion agreement and will not be the subject of the plea agreement, will also be filed by the Government,” he added.
According to The Washington Post, Biden is expected to agree to two years of probation in connection with the plea deal.
“I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward,” Clark said.
President Biden has repeatedly defended his son from allegations of wrongdoing. The White House on Tuesday stressed support for Hunter Biden following the announcement of the plea deal.
“The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment,” spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement.
In an interview last October, the president said his son acknowledged in a book that he noted he was not using drugs on a gun application at a time when he was battling addiction.
The White House has sought to keep its distance from Hunter Biden’s ongoing legal case to avoid any implication the president was pressuring the Justice Department, and officials have repeatedly referred questions about the case to Hunter Biden’s lawyer. Upon taking office, the Biden administration allowed U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a holdover from the Trump administration, to continue to oversee the case.
The plea deal is likely to fuel Republican efforts to keep the business dealings of the president’s family in the spotlight.
Hunter Biden’s involvement in foreign business dealings has been a source of focus for Republicans for years. Former President Trump’s suggestion in 2019 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Hunter and Joe Biden, then his political opponent, led to his first impeachment.
Reports that broke just before the 2020 election detailing the contents of a hard drive Hunter Biden purportedly owned, which included more details about the business dealings in addition to more salacious content, further fueled GOP interest in his business dealings and attempts to connect the now-president to them.
House Republicans have launched an investigation into the foreign business dealings of Hunter Biden, other family members of President Biden and their associates, raising alarm about foreign funds that flowed to the first family.
Republicans have not produced evidence, though, that directly links President Biden to any of Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings. The president has denied knowledge of those business dealings.
In the past few weeks, House Republicans have highlighted an unverified tip to the FBI that then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe from a foreign national, but they have not substantiated those claims.
In a statement, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) — who is heading up the Biden family business dealings probe — said the charges “reveal a two-tiered system of justice.”
“Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery,” Comer said. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
Comer’s bribery allegations stem from a tip to the FBI the agency was unable to corroborate.
Hunter Biden’s previous drug addiction also became a GOP attack line.
In 2020, former President Trump pounced on the issue, at one point during a presidential debate mentioning that Joe Biden’s son was discharged from the military for cocaine use.
Then-candidate Biden defended his son.
“My son, like a lot of people … had a drug problem,” he said. “He’s overtaken it. He’s fixed it. He’s worked on it. And I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”
Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden’s case after news of the plea agreement broke, criticizing the charges as being low-level.
“Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!” the former president wrote on Truth Social.
Trump was arraigned last week on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them. He is also facing charges for concealing documents and misleading investigators.
Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds
Editor’s note: This file has been updated to clarify Hunter Biden will enter a pretrial diversion program as part of a deal with federal prosecutors who are expected to drop a gun charge agai…
thehill.com
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
somebody has to undo the reckless and destructive tax cuts from 40 years of trickle-down charlatans the GOP put in the White House.Joe Biden is the best president this country has ever had when it comes to screwing over normal Americans that try to just live a comfortable normal life.
In 1983 he voted to slap income taxes on 50% of Social Security income, income that had previously been tax-free.
In 1994, he voted to up the amount of Social Security benefits subject to taxation, to 85%.
In 2000, he turned his attention to estate taxes, voting AGAINST the Estate Tax Elimination Act that would have phased out certain estate taxes by 2010.
Now, he wants to raise over $4.7 TRILLION in taxes on big business's and corporations, you may say "hey, that wont effect me, I'm just a normal slob hat makes a normal income. True, but when the big business's and corporations raise their prices due to the tax increase, we the normal slobs that make normal income will be paying more for our goods.
Opinion | All the President’s Tax Increases
Biden’s budget wants $4.7 trillion more of your money and still grows federal debt by $17 trillion.
Am I wrong? I hope so.
Feeding, educating and doctoring Americans requires MONEY. Government revenue needs to sharply increase, because CEOs have proven that the trillions they made due to the right’s enablement of their piracy do not go to the national welfare.
So yes; you have this one 180° wrong. Wanna save America? Tax the (bad word) rich, starting with the corporations who offshored our producing power. And who exploited the economic turmoil of the pandemic to make record profits.
Top income tax tier under the last honest Republican was 92%.
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
They’ll be reduced to yodeling oldies, like Benghazi.Wonder how much more the GOP can investigate when Hunter shuts it down, how long to beat a dead horse?
Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds
Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, will plead guilty to tax crimes in a plea deal with prosecutors, and he reached a diversion agreement relating to unlawful possession of a weapon, according to court papers filed Tuesday.
The plea deal, which must be accepted by a judge, likely would keep Hunter Biden out of jail.
Biden, 53, has been under investigation for tax matters since 2018. He reportedly paid off his tax liability in 2020, a sum that surpassed $1 million.
Biden was charged with two counts of willful failure to pay income tax. The third charge stems from possession of a firearm in 2018, a weapon he was in possession of while using crack cocaine. Biden denied drug use when applying to secure the gun.
In a separate agreement on the gun charge, the president’s son will be entered into a pretrial diversion program, meaning those charges are likely to be removed from his record if he complies with the terms of the program.
“With the announcement of two agreements between my client, Hunter Biden, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, it is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” Biden attorney Christopher Clark said in a statement.
“Hunter will take responsibility for two instances of misdemeanor failure to file tax payments when due pursuant to a plea agreement. A firearm charge, which will be subject to a pretrial diversion agreement and will not be the subject of the plea agreement, will also be filed by the Government,” he added.
According to The Washington Post, Biden is expected to agree to two years of probation in connection with the plea deal.
“I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward,” Clark said.
President Biden has repeatedly defended his son from allegations of wrongdoing. The White House on Tuesday stressed support for Hunter Biden following the announcement of the plea deal.
“The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment,” spokesperson Ian Sams said in a statement.
In an interview last October, the president said his son acknowledged in a book that he noted he was not using drugs on a gun application at a time when he was battling addiction.
The White House has sought to keep its distance from Hunter Biden’s ongoing legal case to avoid any implication the president was pressuring the Justice Department, and officials have repeatedly referred questions about the case to Hunter Biden’s lawyer. Upon taking office, the Biden administration allowed U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a holdover from the Trump administration, to continue to oversee the case.
The plea deal is likely to fuel Republican efforts to keep the business dealings of the president’s family in the spotlight.
Hunter Biden’s involvement in foreign business dealings has been a source of focus for Republicans for years. Former President Trump’s suggestion in 2019 that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky investigate Hunter and Joe Biden, then his political opponent, led to his first impeachment.
Reports that broke just before the 2020 election detailing the contents of a hard drive Hunter Biden purportedly owned, which included more details about the business dealings in addition to more salacious content, further fueled GOP interest in his business dealings and attempts to connect the now-president to them.
House Republicans have launched an investigation into the foreign business dealings of Hunter Biden, other family members of President Biden and their associates, raising alarm about foreign funds that flowed to the first family.
Republicans have not produced evidence, though, that directly links President Biden to any of Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings. The president has denied knowledge of those business dealings.
In the past few weeks, House Republicans have highlighted an unverified tip to the FBI that then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe from a foreign national, but they have not substantiated those claims.
In a statement, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) — who is heading up the Biden family business dealings probe — said the charges “reveal a two-tiered system of justice.”
“Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery,” Comer said. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
Comer’s bribery allegations stem from a tip to the FBI the agency was unable to corroborate.
Hunter Biden’s previous drug addiction also became a GOP attack line.
In 2020, former President Trump pounced on the issue, at one point during a presidential debate mentioning that Joe Biden’s son was discharged from the military for cocaine use.
Then-candidate Biden defended his son.
“My son, like a lot of people … had a drug problem,” he said. “He’s overtaken it. He’s fixed it. He’s worked on it. And I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”
Trump weighed in on Hunter Biden’s case after news of the plea agreement broke, criticizing the charges as being low-level.
“Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!” the former president wrote on Truth Social.
Trump was arraigned last week on 37 counts following a Department of Justice indictment alleging he violated the Espionage Act and obstructed justice in taking classified records from his presidency and refusing to return them. He is also facing charges for concealing documents and misleading investigators.
Hunter Biden to plead guilty in deal with feds
Editor’s note: This file has been updated to clarify Hunter Biden will enter a pretrial diversion program as part of a deal with federal prosecutors who are expected to drop a gun charge agai…
printer
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Or they can.
House Oversight chair vows to keep investigating Hunter Biden despite ‘sweetheart plea deal’
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) vowed on Tuesday to continue investigating Hunter Biden, despite his “sweetheart plea deal” reached with federal prosecutors.
“These charges against Hunter Biden and sweetheart plea deal have no impact on the Oversight Committee’s investigation,” Comer said in a statement. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
The president’s son reached a deal to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and has agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program over a separate charge for illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to a controlled substance, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.
“Let’s be clear: the Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveal a two-tiered system of justice,” Comer added. “Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery.”
Republican lawmakers have repeatedly accused federal law enforcement agencies of targeting conservatives in a “two-tiered system of justice” in recent weeks, after former President Trump was indicted on 37 counts related to his handling of classified materials.
Trump voiced similar grievances on Tuesday, suggesting that the Justice Department gave Hunter Biden a “mere ‘traffic ticket.’”
thehill.com
House Oversight chair vows to keep investigating Hunter Biden despite ‘sweetheart plea deal’
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) vowed on Tuesday to continue investigating Hunter Biden, despite his “sweetheart plea deal” reached with federal prosecutors.
“These charges against Hunter Biden and sweetheart plea deal have no impact on the Oversight Committee’s investigation,” Comer said in a statement. “We will not rest until the full extent of President Biden’s involvement in the family’s schemes are revealed.”
The president’s son reached a deal to plead guilty to two minor tax crimes and has agreed to enter a pretrial diversion program over a separate charge for illegally possessing a firearm while addicted to a controlled substance, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.
“Let’s be clear: the Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveal a two-tiered system of justice,” Comer added. “Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery.”
Republican lawmakers have repeatedly accused federal law enforcement agencies of targeting conservatives in a “two-tiered system of justice” in recent weeks, after former President Trump was indicted on 37 counts related to his handling of classified materials.
Trump voiced similar grievances on Tuesday, suggesting that the Justice Department gave Hunter Biden a “mere ‘traffic ticket.’”
House Oversight chairman vows to keep investigating Hunter Biden despite ‘sweetheart plea deal’
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) vowed Tuesday to continue investigating Hunter Biden despite his plea deal with federal prosecutors. “These charges against Hunter Bi…
thehill.com
Roger A. Shrubber
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You get what you put into social security...if you don't work, you get shit when you retire.
So all those people doing gig jobs and working for cash are going to be royally fucked when they retire.
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