New York Post columnist Miranda Devine reacts to President Biden's pardoning his son Hunter and weighs in on possible preemptive pardons. 

President-elect Donald Trump just blew up Joe Biden’s pardon plan.

In an interview that was taped last Friday and aired on Sunday, Trump was asked by "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker whether he would seek retribution against his political enemies, including President Joe Biden. He insisted that vengeance is not his top priority; rather, he said, "I’m really looking to make our country successful." 

Poor President Biden; there goes his hopes of protecting himself and his family from possible prosecution. Let me explain.

BIDEN TEAM REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING PREEMPTIVE PARDONS FOR FAUCI, SCHIFF, OTHER TRUMP 'TARGETS'

Top Democrats have reportedly encouraged the president to grant preemptive blanket pardons to a slew of Trump’s adversaries, including Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and former NIH Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, supposedly to protect them from his wrath. They suggest that the nominations of Kash Patel to head the FBI and Pam Bondi for attorney general endanger the former president’s political foes, and that Trump World is bent on vengeance. Democrat leaders want Biden to protect them with a wave of his pardon wand.  

Issuing preemptive pardons is an offensive idea, but also so outlandish that it must be a smokescreen. My guess: Biden hopes to bury pardons of his family members among many others, hoping the public will be so outraged about pardoning, for instance, former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who participated in the J-6 Committee, they will not notice Jim or Hallie Biden on the list. 

The president has........

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