What Hunter's Pardon Says About Biden and Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Trump is a politician who understands the power of narrative.
53% : The dangers posed by a weaponized Justice Department during Trump 2.0, moreover, are so great that the president-elect's opponents must do what they can to protect themselves.
42% : In 2020, Trump pardoned Charles Kushner, his current pick for ambassador to France; he is the father of Jared Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka.
35% : Scared for his son and concerned about how Trump will use a compliant Justice Department to enact revenge, the father-in-chief acted.
32% : He has consistently warned about the threat that he believes Trump poses to democracy.
28% : As the widespread criticism of Hunter Biden's pardon has revealed, there are and will be many Democrats who feel that, by going back on his word, Joe Biden has undercut their ability to keep ringing alarm bells about the way that Trump has and will politicize the Justice Department.
26% : Trump jumped on the news of Hunter Biden's pardon as evidence that he was right all along -- that Joe Biden has been trying to protect his son and that the pardon offers proof of something rotten at the core.
23% : A central part of the warning has to do with the way that Trump will abuse his presidential power by acting against his opponents in the government, the media, and the law for having caused him problems in recent years.
15% : To secure foreign aid, Trump asked Zelensky for assistance in digging up evidence of Hunter Biden's corruption.
14% : On social media, Trump posted, "Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!"
11% : During his first term, Trump pardoned Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff who was tough on immigration and supported Trump, as well as conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who had been convicted of campaign finance violations.

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