Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it’s set a rolling it must increase.” –– Charles Caleb Colton
These Democrats. They trusted Joe Biden. Took him at his word—“word as a Biden,” he said—and now? Their party’s in shambles.
- President Biden’s unprecedented pardon of his son Hunter has enraged allies and further damaged the Democratic Party.
- Federal Judge Mark Scarsi condemned Biden’s pardon as self-serving, highlighting contradictions in Biden’s defense of his son.
- Whistleblowers and insiders reveal a pattern of corruption and favoritism that has destroyed trust in Biden and his leadership.
This week, the president issued a sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter. Unprecedented. Retroactive. A nuclear move that detonated any remaining loyalty among his allies. Even Gavin Newsom, cautious and calculating, broke ranks.
“I took the president at his word,” Newsom said. “I’m disappointed and can’t support the decision.”
Disappointed? Try betrayed.
The Three Ds—disappointment, disillusionment, despondency—now define Democrats. Their defeat to Donald Trump was bad enough, but this? It’s worse. The wounds are self-inflicted.
MSNBC’s loyal audience is waking up. The narrative they swallowed for years is unraveling. Meanwhile, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are rumored to be cozying up to Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Rachel Maddow, once a progressive icon, is shedding tears on live TV.
The donors are furious. Kamala Harris’s campaign burned through $2.5 billion—and lost. James Carville, ever blunt, said it best on his podcast:
“Two and a half billion dollars. Gone. And for what? This has done incalculable damage to the Democratic brand.”
The whispers have turned into shouts. All roads lead back to Joe Biden. His lies, his corruption, his delusions of grandeur—they didn’t just wreck the country. They wrecked his own party.
The Pardon Bombshell
Biden’s pardon for Hunter isn’t just controversial. It’s self-serving. Hunter was staring down a felony tax fraud conviction. Judge Mark Scarsi didn’t mince words, calling out the president’s lies in a scathing rebuke:
“The Constitution gives the president the authority to pardon offenses, but not to rewrite history.”
Biden claimed his son was targeted unfairly due to addiction. Scarsi disagreed. Hunter admitted he cheated on his taxes long after getting sober. Even Biden’s own Justice Department rejected the idea of “selective prosecution.” Eleven judges reviewed Hunter’s case—appointed by presidents from both parties. All found no bias.
But Joe Biden had a different story to sell. And now his mendacity is part of the public record.
The Fallout
Whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler laid bare the truth. Far from targeting Hunter, the DOJ bent over backward to protect him—and shield Joe Biden from scrutiny. Evidence of influence-peddling in Ukraine, Romania, and China? Blocked.
Hunter’s tax evasion wasn’t a fluke. It was deliberate. False deductions included everything from luxury cars to sex club memberships. Ordinary Americans go to jail for less. Hunter? He walks free, courtesy of his father.
The cracks in Biden’s image are now fissures. Even his former aides are speaking out. Jeff Connaughton called him a “selfish, egomaniacal autocrat.” Voters like Nate Silver are even harsher:
“A selfish and senile old man.”
For Democrats, the disappointment is universal. Joe Biden promised to be a steady hand. Instead, he became their biggest liability.
The Morning Muster
