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Saturday, Jan 17, 2026

Trump's Playbook? Biden Wrote It First

In the grand theater of modern politics, Donald Trump’s latest legal gambit is both audacious and oddly reasonable. His lawyers are citing President Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden as grounds to dismiss the Manhattan hush-money case against him. Bold? Yes. Ridiculous? Hardly. If anything, Trump’s move is a logical extension of the precedent Biden so generously gifted.
To recap: Trump is charged with thirty-four felony counts for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 hush-money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.

His defense? Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on federal gun and tax charges, calling the prosecution politically motivated. If Biden can rewrite the rules of justice to shield his own, why shouldn’t Trump expect the same indulgence?

This isn’t just a case of “whataboutism.” Biden’s actions have fundamentally shifted the standards of accountability for America’s leaders.

By sweeping Hunter’s crimes under the rug with the stroke of a pen, the president didn’t just shield his son; he torched the principle of blind justice. Biden, the self-proclaimed defender of democracy, has handed Trump a golden opportunity to argue that fairness is now a relic of the past.

Trump isn’t asking for special treatment—he’s demanding equal corruption.

And, frankly, who could blame him? Biden has already taken the moral high ground and bulldozed it into a swamp of political favoritism. By granting his son an unrepentant pardon, Biden set the bar so low it’s grazing the floor.

This, of course, isn’t just about Hunter or Trump. It’s about the crumbling credibility of a justice system that now resembles a poorly written courtroom drama.

When the president of the United States pardons his son for crimes that would land anyone else in federal prison, the entire system is called into question. Is justice blind, or is she just squinting to see whose name is on the docket?

For Trump, the argument is simple: if Hunter gets a free pass, so should he. And let’s face it, the logic is sound. Biden’s pardon was a masterclass in hypocrisy, and Trump’s merely pointing out the obvious. Justice is no longer about right and wrong; it’s about power and connections.

The tragedy here is not just the double standard; it’s the precedent it sets for future leaders. Biden didn’t just pardon his son—he gave every politician a license to weaponize clemency for personal or political gain.

If Hunter can walk away scot-free, why shouldn’t every leader’s misdeeds be swept under the same rug? Let’s not pretend this ends with Biden or Trump. This is the slippery slope America was warned about, and now we’re sledding down it at full speed.

The real victims, of course, are the American people. Every time the powerful bend the rules, public trust in the system erodes a little further. What we’re witnessing isn’t justice—it’s a grim spectacle of political elites playing by a separate set of rules.

The notion that “no one is above the law” now rings hollow, a relic of a bygone era when accountability meant something.

So, what’s next? Do we accept this new standard of selective justice, where the law only applies to those without connections? Or do we demand a system that doesn’t crumble under the weight of its own hypocrisy?

The answer lies not in the rhetoric of leaders but in the vigilance of the public. Because if we let this pass without consequence, justice in America will be little more than a punchline to a very bad joke.
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