President Biden faces backlash from Democrats for breaking promise by pardoning son

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "Bennet said he doesn't believe the pardon will help Biden's legacy, calling it a "gift to Donald Trump" and predicting Trump will cite the Hunter Biden pardon in issuing his own pardons.
57% : U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-.Colo., said Biden "put personal interest ahead of duty," adding that Biden's decision to pardon his son "further erodes Americans' faith that the justice system is fair and equal for all.
34% : "Biden framed his presidency in part around restoring trust in democratic institutions and the rule of law after Trump spent four years sowing mistrust and accusing the Justice Department of being "weaponized" against him.
25% : "Schiff added that Trump "is already citing it as a precedent to pardon the January 6 attackers, who injured police, beat them and bear sprayed them, and there's no telling what other abuses are possible.

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