Why Trump Can’t Quit Biden

Smearing his predecessor is inoculation from his own incompetence.

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No, Trump can’t void Biden’s pardons

Ultimately, no matter how much Trump or his allies might wish to erase Biden’s pardons, the Constitution does not give him the authority to do so.
The Hill - 2d
Why an M.L.B. Star Probably Can’t Afford His Own Baseball Card

The Paul Skenes M.L.B. debut patch card will likely sell for more money than the pitcher will earn in 2025 with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The New York Times - Mar. 12
No one’s buying Hunter Biden’s terrible paintings any more? I wonder why | Arwa Mahdawi

It’s tough being a nepo baby – especially when your daddy suddenly loses his influence. Poor Hunter Biden. His dad, who issued him an unconditional pardon as one of his last acts as US president, ...
The Guardian - Mar. 11
Trump claims Biden's pardons for Jan. 6 committee are 'void' because he used an autopen

Trump claimed without evidence that his predecessor’s pardons for members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol are invalid because then-President Joe Biden ...
NBC News - 4d
Why Trump's Justice Department visit was controversial

President Trump on Friday became the first president to visit the Justice Department in a decade. The president walked out to cheers from loyal department officials before attacking his predecessor ...
CBS News - 6d
In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own

Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy away from challenging authority.
The New York Times - Mar. 14
Democracy Dies in Dumbness

Until Donald Trump, no president has been so ignorant of the lessons of history, so incompetent in implementing his own ideas.
The New York Times - Mar. 11
Trump Pulls Secret Service Protection From Hunter and Ashley Biden

The president posted on social media that Hunter Biden would lose his security detail “effective immediately” and also identified the country he was vacationing in.
The New York Times - 3d
Trump revokes Secret Service protection for Hunter and Ashley Biden

The president extended Secret Service protection for his own children before he left office in 2021.
CBS News - 3d

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