The 1864 pardon of Moses Robinette, great-great-grandfather of President Joe Biden, by President Abraham Lincoln, has prompted reflections on the current legal tactics employed by the Biden family.
Drawing parallels between past and present, observers note a pattern of adeptly sidestepping legal consequences, reminiscent of the Bidens’ legendary knack for evading accountability. The Bidens have become synonymous with navigating legal troubles unscathed, often leveraging political connections and media influence to thwart investigations or negotiate favorable outcomes.
This enduring trait, evident across generations, resembles the circumstances surrounding Robinette’s pardon.
Robinette’s encounter with the law dates back to charges of intoxication, incitement of a quarrel, violating military discipline, and attempted murder, stemming from a violent altercation with fellow civilian employee John Alexander. Despite being convicted on multiple counts, including intoxication and violating military discipline, Robinette managed to evade the charge of attempted murder.
His sentence of two years of hard labor on a remote island near Florida ended in a commutation when influential friends appealed to West Virginia Republican Senator Waitman T. Willey to petition President Lincoln for clemency. Lincoln subsequently granted Robinette a pardon on Thursday, September 1, 1864.
Critics point to instances such as President Biden’s evasion of charges related to the retention of classified material and the media’s dismissal of controversies surrounding his son, Hunter Biden’s, laptop. These examples, among others, are a consistent theme echoing the actions of Moses Robinette over a century ago.
The proverbial apple did not fall far from the family tree.
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