January 20, 2025

CHANGE:

Posted at 10:15 pm by Glenn Reynolds

HARSH, BUT FAIR:

Posted at 10:05 pm by Glenn Reynolds

BIDEN’S FINAL ACT AS PRESIDENT WAS A MASSIVE COVER-UP FOR THE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY:

On his final day in office, Joe Biden issued controversial preemptive pardons for several high-profile figures, raising questions about the integrity of the pardon process. Among those pardoned were retired Gen. Mark Milley, accused of treason for actions during Trump’s final months, and Dr. Tony Fauci, who faced perjury allegations. Biden also pardoned several members of the January 6 Committee, which tampered with evidence and witnesses and committed obstruction of justice.

But if you thought that was the final disgrace of President Joe Biden, you were wrong. Literally, moments before he officially lost the powers of the presidency, the Biden administration revealed that Joe Biden had issued a preemptive pardon for his own family members. A “full and unconditional pardon” was given to his brother James B. Biden, his sister-in-law Sara Jones Biden, his sister Valerie Biden Owens, and her husband John T. Owens “for any nonviolent offenses against the United States which they may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014, through the date of this pardon.”

And: Biden’s FBI director expressed ‘vehement’ opposition to Leonard Peltier commutation.

Before former President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on Monday, he received a warning from outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray.

Peltier was convicted of killing two FBI agents in the 1970s.

Among other things, Wray told the White House that commuting Peltier’s sentence “would be shattering to the victims’ loved ones and undermine the principles of justice and accountability that our government should represent.”

In a statement, Biden said he was commuting Peltier’s sentence “so that he serves the remainder of his sentence in home confinement.” Peltier is now in his 80s.

Exit quote:

Posted at 8:45 pm by Ed Driscoll

TWO CNNs IN ONE!

Shot: Jake Tapper Worries About Disinformation In Future Elections. CNN Just Lost A $5M Defamation Case.

Chaser: We Did NAZI That Coming: CNN Beclowns Itself Over Elon Musk’s Gesture From the Heart.

Related:

Posted at 8:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

BREAKING: Trump Signs Clemency Action for 1500+ J6 ‘Hostages.’

Another promise kept.

Donald Trump started his executive-order “shock and awe” at the Capital One Arena this evening, signing nine EOs with administration-wide impacts,. The first EO signed by Trump reversed 78 EOs and other directives by Joe Biden. He then left the indoor parade and rally to return to the Oval Office, where Trump issued a pardon for nearly all of the 1500+ January 6 defendants.  Six received commutations instead of pardons:

And: Trump Kicks Off Executive Order Blitz, Rescinds Biden Actions in Front of Fired-Up Arena Crowd.

President Trump signed a suite of executive orders before a cheering crowd of tens of thousands of supporters at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., Monday evening, rolling back nearly 80 Biden-era orders with a stroke of his pen just hours after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

The public signing ceremony kicks off a flurry of day-one executive action that’s expected to include 200 executive orders that will fulfill Trump’s campaign promises on immigration, climate policy, and the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

In addition to rolling back 78 executive orders issued by President Biden, Trump also withdrew the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreements, froze federal hiring and the drafting of new regulations, and mandated that all federal workers return to the office full time. He also signed orders barring the “government censorship of free speech” and the “weaponization of government” against “political adversaries of the previous administration.”

The man will have some serious writer’s cramp by the end of the day. In the meantime, though:

Posted at 8:14 pm by Ed Driscoll

PRETTY MUCH:

Posted at 7:57 pm by Glenn Reynolds

YEP:

Posted at 6:52 pm by Glenn Reynolds

THIS IS (STILL) CNN:

I guess the jury should have added another zero or two or three to the damages awarded in the previous defamation lawsuit.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN):

I mean, even the NeverTrumpers aren’t buying it.

Thought: This was bait so Elon can sue a lot of people for libel and bankrupt them. But hey, you’d have to be super rich and super smart to set a trap like that. . .

MORE:

Posted at 6:38 pm by Stephen Green

THE NEEDS OF THE PARTY ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, COMRADE:

And with that, I get to retire that headline for at least the next four years — at least when it comes to the White House.

Posted at 5:52 pm by Stephen Green

THERE’S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN:

Much more like this, please. And how about an investigation into those who denied Jake’s — and many others’ — right to a speedy trial?

Posted at 5:51 pm by Stephen Green

BILL WHITTLE’S HOT MIC: “In a crisp, pointed, accusatory, ambitious, bold, stirring, decisive and occasionally even poetic speech, Donald J Trump, 47th President of the United States of America, delivers his remarkable Second Inaugural, and Hot Mic host Bill Whittle is there for the play-by-play.”

Good stuff as usual from Bill.

Posted at 5:23 pm by Stephen Green