On Sunday, President Joe Biden granted his son Hunter a "full and unconditional pardon." For someone who's covered the Biden family corruption scandal since the censorship-industrial complex falsely portrayed Hunter's laptop from hell as Russian disinformation, my reactions are several and sundry.

Joe Biden Is a Lying Liar

First up was imbibing in the hilarity of Joe Biden, once again, proving he lies with as much ease as he has in insulting Republicans. 

In June, the president repeatedly vowed not to pardon his son, including during a joint news conference with the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As the time, the elder Biden stated: "I'm not gonna do anything. I said I abide by the jury — decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him."

President Biden's "no pardon" position remained firm as recently as last month, when the issue arose during a press conference. "We've been asked that question multiple times and our answer stands — which is no," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters in early November.

Republicans ridiculed Biden's claim, leading longtime legacy reporter John Harwood to denigrate the realists, writing on X, "people who insist Biden will pardon Hunter after specifically ruling it out are telling on themselves they can't imagine someone acting on principle and keeping his word."

No, Mr. Harwood, we just can't imagine Joe Biden acting on principle and keeping his word.

Did I Mention That Joe Biden Lies?

Not only did Joe Biden lie when he said he would not pardon Hunter Biden, his Sunday statement justified his change of heart by peddling another pack of lies. And as is often the case with President Biden, he repeated his "here's the truth" tell of his forthcoming fabrication: 

"Here's the truth: I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice — and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further."

Joe Biden didn't make his decision to pardon Hunter this weekend, with the president then deciding to announce it immediately since there is "no sense in delaying it further." The only thing this past weekend represents is the best time for the president to pardon his son before Hunter's December 12, 2024 sentencing hearing on the three felony gun charges on which a jury convicted him in June.