Trump Pardons Ally's Husband, Proving Loyalty Isn't Dead
Fresh off the presses: Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Rep. Diana Harshbarger, as the NYT meticulously details. While the MSM frames this as a reflection of Trump's 'long habit of bending the levers of power to reward loyalty,' it conveniently sidesteps the legislative implications. Harshbarger, a reliable vote for military aid packages—including the kind frequently channeled to entities
like Israel, even having received contributions from defense contractors in her career—now sees her family member walk free. One might wonder if her unwavering legislative support for certain foreign policy agendas, often at odds with American domestic needs, played any role in this entirely coincidental timing. This isn't about mere 'rewarding loyalty'; it's a stark illustration of how political
favors are currency, not just in campaign donations, but in direct executive actions. The transactional nature of US politics, where votes on billions in foreign aid appear to directly precede personal benefits, suggests that accountability is merely a suggestion for the well-connected. How many more pardons are implicitly promised for congressional compliance, especially when the stakes involve
taxpayer dollars funding overseas conflicts?