The decision to pardon his son after President Joe Biden repeatedly said he would not pardon him is one of many promises his administration has broken.
Biden’s former press secretary, Jen Psaki, spoke on the first day. promised The administration will “bring transparency and truth back to government.” But government watchdog complaints and Congressional investigations into enforcement agencies document how the past four years have had the opposite character.
Michael Chamberlain, director of Protect the Publics Trust, told the Daily Caller News Foundation: “This pardon is just the latest example of a egregious example of a president failing to deliver on his promises, especially ethical ones.” “It’s just a matter of time,” he said. “Many of us remember the promise of being the most ethical administration in history. The reality for this administration and its leaders is quite different.”
Ethics is in the “back seat”
Psaki said in January 2021 that Biden is “committed to ensuring the most ethically energetic administration in history,” but in a recent PPT report, document How government agencies faced serious ethical concerns under his watch. Psaki himself became subject to ethics. complaint That’s when she continued to answer questions at the White House while negotiating a job with MSNBC in 2022. (Related: ‘More skeletons in family closet’: Biden’s broad pardon for son looks like cover-up for ‘Nixon’ corruption)
Secretary of the Interior Deborah Haaland said: question Her daughter’s involvement with the anti-fossil fuel group Pueblo Action Alliance (PAA) and possible “abuse of her position” to advance her interests have come under fire from Congressional leaders. . After Haaland participated in a PAA-produced film, DOI ethics officials contacted the film’s sponsors and removed her title and photo from promotional materials. According to In the document obtained with PPT.
Joseph Goffman, deputy director of the Office of Atmospheric Radiation (OAR), was cited by PPT for arranging meetings with his former employer and representatives of more than 80 financial assets and requesting his resignation from matters involving those same interests. faced complaints. In the 71-page September issue reportthe EPA inspector general found Goffman.We’re screwed” To fulfill our ethical obligations regarding potential financial conflicts of interest.
At the State Department, former climate change envoy John Kerry misrepresented scientific evidence in a May 2023 speech when he claimed that greenhouse gases kill 15 million people a year. According to In response to a complaint filed by PPT. Kelly too I was attracted to Congressional scrutiny of the alleged influence of outside environmental groups on his office.
“From Karine Jean-Pierre’s multiple Hatch Act violations to BLM Director Tracy Stone Manning’s blatantly false statements before the Senate during her confirmation hearing to her treatment of minors with virtually no scientific support. “It’s clear that ethics and upholding commitments have taken a backseat, as hinted by the Department of Energy’s spokesperson, right down to the explicit statements from Assistant Secretary of Health Rachel Levine,” Chamberlain told DCNF. .
“I’ll never carry a smoking gun.”
During the coronavirus pandemic, executives in former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci’s office sought to avoid email communications from appearing in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. , used “deceptive tactics” such as intentionally misspelling keywords. According to In response to a December report by the House Oversight Committee.
“We’re all smart enough to know never to carry smoke bombs, so if we did, we wouldn’t put it in our emails and if we found it we’d delete it,” David says. morensa former senior adviser to Fauci, wrote in a 2020 paper: email It was announced by the committee in May.
Meanwhile, White House officials have pressed social media platforms to restrict objectionable content and censor certain individuals for vaccine-related posts. (Related: Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden-Harris administration pressured Facebook to censor content, expresses regret)
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) similarly flagged posts on the platform for deletion, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) engaged in “switchboarding.” send Local election officials post what they deem to be misinformation to social media companies.
Biden also reversed his promise not to impose a federal vaccination mandate.
CHICAGO, IL – AUGUST 19: (LR) US Joe Biden greets his son Hunter Biden at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. president. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Access for activists
Activist groups covertly influenced administrative policy and received government support across multiple agencies.
The Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directed millions of dollars from the Inflation Control Act (IRA) to left-wing activist groups, according to a report by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rachel Levine, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), pressed the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to remove the minimum age recommendation from its guidelines.
When the Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families (ACF) was developing rules that would direct foster children who identify as LGBTQ to placements that support their identity, the agency consulted with social workers and activists. and spent years testing programs to coerce parents. Documents obtained by DCNF previously reported that the child’s gender was confused.
Biden’s mental state
For more than a year, White House staff hide signs The Wall Street Journal reported on Biden’s mental breakdown due to strict schedule management. reported In July. Talking about blunders was ‘no-go area’, says one former official said The Washington Post in July.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has denied former special counsel Robert Hur’s FOIA request for audio recordings of his post-Hurr interview with Biden. I wrote Biden’s memory was “severely limited,” the report said. biden called Executive prerogative to prevent the tape from being released in May.
Mr. Xu’s February report focused on Mr. Biden’s handling of classified documents. Biden’s lawyers claimed they discovered the documents at the Penn Biden Center in November 2022, but House Oversight Chairman James Comer noticed The schedule began more than a year before the midterm elections, when White House officials were sent to retrieve boxes of materials from the center.
After Biden’s disastrous debate performance sparked concerns about the Democratic Party’s mental health, Biden withdrew from the presidential race without offering a real explanation, while Vice President Kamala Harris avoided question Regarding her knowledge of his condition.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre continued: affirm After the debate, Biden said he was “as sharp as ever” and called concerns that he would not complete his term “ridiculous.” Ahead of the debate, the White House released videos of Biden appearing to wander and freeze, calling them “cheap fakes.”
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