President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son from federal gun and tax crimes —and any other offenses over a nearly 11-year period — has drawn outrage from Republicans, while only a few Democrats have criticized the outgoing president for establishing a potential precedent for the incoming GOP administration.
It’s beneficial to him and politically shrewd. If Trump does it for his family then he’s as bad as Biden. If congress passes a law banning it for family then Trump is potentially exposed. They’ll have to find a more clever way to come after him and that makes their job more difficult in both the long and short term.