Lawmakers responded with harsh criticism Sunday after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year.
The pardon came after Biden and his communications team continued to insist that the president’s son would not be pardoned.
Mr. Hunter pleaded guilty in September to federal tax charges, allowing him to avoid a trial for failing to pay taxes while spending lavishly on drugs, escorts, luxury hotel stays, clothing and other personal items.
The eldest son was also convicted in June of three gun felonies for lying on a required gun purchase form that he was not using the weapon illegally or being addicted to drugs.
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President Biden and his son Hunter Biden embrace. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
After Hunter was convicted, President Biden indicated he would not pardon his son. Everything changed on Sunday night.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) immediately reacted to Biden’s move to pardon his son, saying the president “lied from beginning to end about his family’s activities to spread corrupt influence.” It was on,” he said.
“Not only did Comer falsely claim that he had never met any of his son’s foreign business associates and that he had done nothing wrong, he also said he would not pardon Hunter Biden. It was a lie.” “The charges faced by Hunter are just the tip of the iceberg of blatant corruption that President Biden and his crime family have lied to the American people about, instead of coming clean about decades of wrongdoing. “In fact, it’s a pity that it hasn’t been made clear.”The family continues to do everything they can to avoid responsibility.”
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Hunter Biden has been accused in the past of using his father’s political influence for business interests. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Another member of Congress who weighed in on the issue Sunday was House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
“Democrats have said they have nothing to do with our impeachment inquiry,” Jordan said. “If that’s the case, why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter Biden for exactly what we were inquiring about?”
Jordan was one of the key figures pushing to expose the Biden family’s business dealings and investigations into corruption allegations, which Republicans have suggested could lead to President Biden’s impeachment.
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In September 2023, Hunter accused former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani of violating Trump’s privacy rights by illegally disseminating content from a laptop his eldest son dropped at a computer store in Delaware. filed a lawsuit for doing so.
The complaint alleges Giuliani was “primarily responsible” for the “total erasure” of Hunter’s digital privacy, while also naming Robert Costello, the former federal prosecutor who represented the former New York mayor, as a defendant. Nominated.
After learning of the pardon, Giuliani wrote to X, “Biden, who refuses to meet with his granddaughter Navy, did not pardon his son because he is a good father.” “He did it because, as his son admits on his hard drive, Hunter has been giving half of the money he’s collected over 30 years to crime family boss Joe Biden.”
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) also agreed to pardon X.
“I am shocked that President Biden pardoned my son Hunter.” [because] “He told me many times he wouldn’t do that, so I believed him,” Grassley wrote, “Shame on you.”
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Asked earlier if Biden would pardon his son, President-elect Trump said, “A father will probably pardon his son. We’ll see what happens.”
On Sunday, the president-elect shared his reaction with Truth Social.
“Does the pardon Joe gave Hunter include J-6 hostage, who has now been in prison for years?” Trump asked. This is truly an abuse and failure of justice! ”
Trump’s transition team also responded to the news in a statement to Fox News.
“The failed witch hunt against President Trump demonstrated that the Democratic-controlled Justice Department and other extremist prosecutors are guilty of weaponizing the justice system,” said Trump’s campaign communications director. , said Stephen Chan, who has since been appointed director of communications. This was revealed in a White House communication. “The justice system must be fixed and due process must be restored for all Americans, and that is exactly what President Trump, with the overwhelming mandate of the American people, will do when he returns to the White House.” That’s it.”
Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler, the IRS agents who blew the whistle on political interference in Hunter’s tax crimes, released a statement after learning of the pardon.
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“No amount of lies and fabrications can hide the simple truth that the Department of Justice nearly let the president’s son get away with multiple felonies. We did our duty, told the truth, and upheld the law.” ” they said. “If you’re reading the president’s excuses right now, you’ll know that Hunter Biden has admitted to his own tax crimes in federal court, and that Hunter Biden’s lawyers are targeting us with legitimate whistleblower revelations. And we should remember that we are suing one of those lawyers for falsely accusing us.
“President Biden has the power to weigh justice for his son, but at least explicitly pardon him for all the world to see, rather than secretly behind the scenes by political appointees.” ” they continued. “In any case, it’s a sad day for law-abiding taxpayers to witness this special privilege for the powerful.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment, but has not yet received a response.
