<p>President Joe Biden said on Sunday that all Americans could do better if they aspired to be like the late 39th President, Jimmy Carter, who passed away over the weekend — and George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley suggested that Biden might do well to heed his own advice.</p>
<p>Biden spoke to the nation on Sunday after reports confirmed Carter&#8217;s death, saying in part, &#8220;Some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character. Faith and humility mattered, but I don&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s a bygone era. We&#8217;d all do well to try to be more like Jimmy Carter.&#8221;</p>
<p>Turley responded to Biden&#8217;s challenge by pointing out one very specific instance in which Biden had not practiced what he preached: the sweeping pardon he&#8217;d issued to his embattled son Hunter Biden, despite repeatedly stating that he would not do so.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Biden is offering lessons on what presidents could learn from the late President Carter. He is certainly right about setting the standard for civility and decency, but here is one that Biden missed: Carter did not pardon his brother Billy in a corruption scandal,&#8221; Turley began.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#8230;While criminal charges were not brought, there were lingering questions about the $200,000 &quot;loan&quot; from Libya and allegations that he paid back only $1000. There were also allegations of other payments in influence-peddling allegations. Sound familiar?&#8230;</p>
<p>&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1873671663386231055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Turley then laid out a series of &#8220;questions&#8221; that had been raised regarding foreign entanglements that could have landed Carter&#8217;s brother Billy in hot water: &#8220;While criminal charges were not brought, there were lingering questions about the $200,000 &#8216;loan&#8217; from Libya and allegations that he paid back only $1000. There were also allegations of other payments in influence-peddling allegations. Sound familiar?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Unlike President Biden who lied repeatedly to the voters in denying that (1) Hunter had any dealings with the Chinese, (2) he ever met his son&#8217;s clients, and (3) knew of any of these dealings, Carter told the truth to the American people,&#8221; Turley continued, laying out several instances in which Biden had been caught lying to cover up his own involvement in Hunter&#8217;s business dealings.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#8230;Here is Carter&#39;s statement at the time:<br />&quot;I am deeply concerned that Billy has received funds from Libya and that he may be under obligation to Libya. These facts will govern my relationship with Billy as long as I am president. Billy has had no influence on U.S. policy or…</p>
<p>&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1873672372319830223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Turley then noted that Carter had addressed the situation head on, sharing the late president&#8217;s statement regarding his brother: &#8220;I am deeply concerned that Billy has received funds from Libya and that he may be under obligation to Libya. These facts will govern my relationship with Billy as long as I am president. Billy has had no influence on U.S. policy or actions concerning Libya in the past, and he will have no influence in the future.&#8221;</p>
<p>Turley proceeded to compare the two directly, adding, &#8220;Instead of showing Carter&#8217;s honesty, Biden lied for years and then pardoned his own son after repeatedly denying that he would ever do so during the campaign. He pardoned his son for any crimes committed over a ten-year period, including potential crimes that many believe implicated the President himself in the multimillion influence-peddling operation.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#8230;That record is precisely why &quot;Some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character.&quot; They look at Biden himself and say  &quot;We&#39;d all do well to try to be more like Jimmy Carter.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/pkNZaYBrjv">https://t.co/pkNZaYBrjv</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1873673751247913101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 30, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;That record is precisely why &#8216;Some look at Jimmy Carter and see a man of a bygone era with honesty and character.&#8217; They look at Biden himself and say, &#8216;We&#8217;d all do well to try to be more like Jimmy Carter,'&#8221; Turley concluded, making it clear that he believed Biden would have done well to heed his own advice.</p>

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