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More Biden Blanket Pardons? – In The Tank #475

By Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Christopher Talgo

Published December 5, 2024

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 475 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about this week! Joe Biden pardoned Hunter, President-elect Trump continues to fill his cabinet, and a new analysis of the 2024 election shows that socialist candidates won a vast majority of their races. The ITT crew talks about these topics, the current state of socialism, and speculates whether the Democratic Party will lurch toward “democratic” socialism in the upcoming election cycles.

Hunter Biden Pardon

National Review – Judge on Hunter Biden Tax Case Slams President over Pardon, Says Selective-Prosecution Claim ‘Rewrites History’
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/judge-on-hunter-biden-tax-case-slams-president-over-pardon-says-selective-prosecution-claim-rewrites-history/

POLITICO – Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/12/04/biden-white-house-pardons-00192610

NYT – Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/us/politics/hunter-biden-pardon-president.html

Washington Post – The extraordinary breadth of Hunter Biden’s pardon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/02/hunter-biden-presidential-pardon-comparisons/

Trump Cabinet Kash’s In

The Federalist – Media Meltdowns Over Trump’s FBI Pick Prove Kash Patel Is The Perfect Man For The Job
https://thefederalist.com/2024/12/03/media-meltdowns-over-trumps-fbi-pick-prove-kash-patel-is-the-perfect-man-for-the-job/

AP News – Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-trump-patel-fisa-russia-2d215ded96ad8a08689b6f7f0b2d49ec