Joe Biden still has six days to do as much damage to the country and the rule of law as he can. 

Expect him to make the most of it. 

According to RealClearInvestigations, one of the things the Biden administration is considering (we should no longer presume Biden himself is president since he is barely sentient) is the pardon or commutation of sentence for Charles Edward Littlejohn, who broke the law by leaking tax information on President Trump and others. 

Clemency 'Pending' for Leaker of Trump's and Others' Taxes https://t.co/Q5sKaLJmQ4

— RealClearInvestigations (@RCInvestigates) January 14, 2025

Littlejohn is a hero to some on the left, who, while loudly proclaiming allegiance to "democracy" and "norms," love people who break the law when it benefits them or their ideological positions. The same people who prosecuted Trump for signing some papers that his lawyers gave him and created 34 felonies out of 34 signatures are now arguing that leaking confidential government information on disfavored political figures is a heroic act. 

The Biden administration is formally considering commuting the sentence of the convicted felon who stole and leaked incoming President Trump's tax records along with those of thousands of other taxpayers, in the biggest tax data heist in U.S. history.

A search of the Justice Department's pardon database reveals Charles Edward Littlejohn -- who just began his five-year sentence in May -- has been assigned a clemency case number. It says a petition for "commutation of sentence" was recently sought and is "pending."

A number of liberal watchdog groups, including Revolving Door Project and Patriotic Millionaires, have been lobbying President Biden to free Littlejohn from prison because they believe his leaks provided a "public service." They argue he is a "selfless defender of tax fairness" for exposing how Trump and other wealthy Americans, including billionaires Elon Musk, Rupert Murdoch, Michael Bloomberg, and Jeff Bezos, take advantage of tax breaks to reduce their tax bills. Littlejohn leaked the sensitive IRS data to the New York Times and the liberal news site ProPublica, which published them in a series of articles before and after the 2020 election.

Leaking these documents is an obvious crime, and the tax returns of American citizens are hardly equivalent to exposing the malfeasance that was revealed in the Pentagon Papers. Littlejohn may consider himself a hero in his own mind, and leftist professors and activists hold him up as one as well, but most people understand that leaking thousands of tax returns for political reasons is beyond the pale. 

That Littlejohn's name is on the list for consideration of clemency doesn't mean he will get it, just that his case is under review. Pardoning him may be a bridge too far, but then again, maybe not. It's not like Joe Biden has covered himself in glory when it comes to protecting the rule of law. He and his minions are dispensing pardons and rewards to political allies with abandon, and Littlejohn, as part of #theresistance, walked the plank for him. 

Calls to release Littlejohn were led by University of Michigan tax professor Reuven Avi-Yonah. In a letter to the president last month, petitioners argued the leaker should be offered leniency because he disclosed "highly relevant information to the voting public." Though they acknowledged the privacy concerns of such a breach, they said it nonetheless was important to expose "how little tax" the "super-rich" pay.

"Going after Mr. Littlejohn creates the perception that the system protects the interests of the super-rich taxpayers whose returns he leaked," they rationalized in their four-page letter to Biden. They added that his five-year sentence was "particularly harsh."

Disclosing tax returns is a crime, and after Littlejohn pleaded guilty to a felony, he was sentenced to the maximum punishment under the law by Democratic judge Ana Reyes, who was appointed to the federal bench by Biden.

Federal records show Avi-Yonah, who has called Littlejohn a "public hero," is a Democrat who has donated to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He has advocated for soaking the rich to keep "inequality in check." Littlejohn has also given to Democrats and was raised in an affluent Democrat household.

I wish I could say that the history of malfeasance we have seen over the past 8 years shows that Trump broke their minds, but most of this insanity predates Trump. Obama abused his power with abandon, even tapping the phones of reporters and Senate staffers. Abusing power is part of their DNA by now. 

The IRS recently sent letters to the thousands of victims of Littlejohn's theft, noting the breach of their confidential tax files was unacceptable but that the full scope of what he disclosed is still unknown. The IRS has already settled one lawsuit filed by billionaire Kenneth Griffin. Other victims are suing Booz Allen for its failure to monitor Littlejohn while he worked at the IRS.

Supporters of Littlejohn, most of whom are anti-Trump voters, have set up a GoFundMe page that has raised nearly $60,000 to help pay for his legal defense.

It's hard to predict whether this pardon will go through and if so, whether it will be part of a massive midnight release that includes other leftist operatives such as the January 6th committee members who lied, suborned perjury, and destroyed government documents. 

Whatever happens in this case, expect the Biden administration to end with a burst of destructive actions on its way out the door.