In light of years of Democrat lawfare being waged against Donald Trump, I cannot help but wonder if the GOP has the cojones to play smash-mouth against those Democrats who perverted our legal system and corruptly defrauded the United States of America?

Few were surprised that President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter for an eleven-year period. This period overlaps a portion of the Biden Vice Presidency under Barack Obama, during which Hunter Biden served as the “bag man” for the Biden Crime family’s sale of Joe Biden’s office.

Does a Presidential Pardon Preclude a Subpoena to Appear, Congressional Testimony, and Nullify the Fifth Amendment Refusal to Answer Questions?

Congressional subpoenas to testify or produce documents are generally enforceable in the context of legislative investigations, even if the person has received a presidential pardon for criminal conduct.

A presidential pardon typically forgives the person for past federal crimes, effectively erasing the legal consequences of those crimes. The person is no longer at risk of criminal prosecution or punishment for the offenses covered by the pardon. However, it does not erase the facts of the conduct or prevent future Congressional proceedings from being held to investigate that conduct.

Congress can compel testimony through a subpoena, and a refusal to comply could result in contempt of Congress charges. However, since the proceedings could no longer incriminate the individual, they must answer truthfully or risk a new charge beyond the charges for which they have been pardoned.

Moreover, a pardon only applies to federal criminal offenses; it does not affect a person’s obligation to testify in civil proceedings or state legislative hearings, nor does it provide immunity from contempt for failing to comply with a subpoena. Therefore, even if someone has received a presidential pardon for criminal conduct, they may still be required to testify in non-criminal matters unless they invoke a privilege or the testimony is protected by some other legal principle.

If a person faces no jeopardy or risk of criminal prosecution for their actions, they generally cannot assert the Fifth Amendment privilege. In other words, if their testimony or the disclosure of information cannot lead to criminal charges or expose them to criminal penalties, there is no basis for invoking the privilege.

Bottom line…

Effectively, this was a pardon for Joe Biden; it was always about protecting Joe Biden. 

The true travesty of justice was the dereliction of duty by the legacy media, which covered the Biden crime family.

We are so screwed.

-- Steve