Former Congressman Joe Walsh, a frequent critic of President-elect Donald Trump, appeared on MSNBC Sunday night time to criticize President Biden’s choice to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
“This pardon is just deflating,” Walsh mentioned when requested in regards to the transfer.
“For those of us who have been out there for a few years now yelling about what a unique threat Donald Trump is, for Joe Biden to do something like this: nobody’s above the law, we’ve been screaming,” Walsh mentioned.
“Well, Joe Biden just made clear his son Hunter is above the law,” he added.
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Former Congressman Joe Walsh criticized President Bidens choice to pardon his son Hunter Biden on Sunday. (MSNBC)
Walsh additional advised the media outlet, “Donald Trump lies every time he opens his mouth, we’ve been screaming. Joe Biden repeatedly lied about this. The politicization of the justice system, Donald Trump and his people have been screaming. That’s exactly what Biden said here.”
The announcement that Biden could be pardoning his son was made by the White Home on Sunday night time. The pardon applies to offenses in opposition to the U.S. that Hunter Biden “has committed or may have committed” from Jan. 1, 2014 to Dec. 1, 2024.
Hunter Biden beforehand pleaded responsible to all 9 federal textual content expenses introduced in opposition to him by particular counsel David Weiss again in September.
Earlier than he entered the pleas in a Los Angeles court docket, U.S. District Choose Mark Scarsi advised Hunter he may withstand 17 years in jail together with a $1 million fantastic.
LAWMAKERS HARSHLY CRITICIZE BIDEN’S DECISION TO PARDON HUNTER: ‘LIAR’
President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, pleaded responsible September 5, 2024, to all 9 tax expenses he confronted, with out reaching a cope with prosecutors. (ROBYN BECK/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Trump beforehand predicted that Biden would pardon his son however responded on to the president’s announcement on Sunday.
“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote in a submit on Reality Social. “Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!”
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Fox Information’ Emma Colton, Andrea Margolis, Brooke Singman, Brianna Herlihy, David Spunt, Alec Schemmel and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.
