The flurry surrounding President Joe Biden going back on his promise and pardoning first son Hunter Biden has yet to die down, and attention has turned to what the possible precedent this might have set.

Not only has the editorial board of the New York Times joined other notable liberal publications in their opposition to President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden, but they have also opposed the pardon, according to Fox News.

A fresh editorial that was published on Wednesday and headed "The Dangerous Precedent of Biden's Pardon" contended that the pardon of the younger Biden was yet another attack on the justice system in the United States.

Other offenses cited were the purported litany of attacks that President-elect Donald Trump has made against the system.

Pardon Details

The announcement that Biden had granted his son a pardon for any crimes against the United States that he "has committed or may have committed" between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024 was made on Sunday evening.

In his statement, President Biden also made the accusation that the Department of Justice had conducted a "unfair" investigation into his son.

He wrote, "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted."

His supporters were stunned by the decision, as many were concerned that Biden's assertion of unfair targeting would bolster Trump's longstanding claim that the Department of Justice was used as a weapon against him.

From the Piece

"At the most base level, it reinforces the sense that Mr. Trump’s systematic abuse of the pardon system in his first term was not an aberration, that presidents of every party exploit their constitutional privilege to benefit their relatives and cronies, that justice is only for those with the right connections," the board wrote of the pardon on Wednesday.

The New York Times initially criticized Biden for betraying his promise to not accept the pardon and then questioned him further about the Department of Justice's actions.

"Then on Sunday, in direct violation of his own pledges not to do so, Mr. Biden pardoned his own son, Hunter. Though he claimed the decision was made out of fatherly love, his explanation also attacked the investigation of his son and, implicitly, his own Justice Department."

More Pardons

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo, may receive preemptive pardons from President Biden's White House, according to another report from Fox News.

Senior Democrats told Politico that White House attorney Ed Siskel is coordinating pardon conversations with many senior Biden aides, including chief of staff Jeff Zients.

The discussions covered whether Fauci, Schiff, or Cheney would accept a preemptive pardon, which could insinuate misconduct and increase President-elect Trump's team's objections.