Trump reacts to Biden pardoning Hunter

President-elect Trump reacted to President Biden's surprise decision to pardon his son Hunter on Sunday.

Biden's move toward pardons, a decision he previously insisted he would not make, drew attention across the country. Trump suggested in a Truth Social post Sunday night that Biden should have pardoned the January 6 protesters.

“Does the pardon Joe granted Hunter include the J-6 hostage who has now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote. “What an abuse and miscarriage of justice!”

The Trump transition team also reacted to Hunter Biden's pardon.

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In a statement to Fox News, President Trump's incoming White House communications director, Stephen Chan, said, “The failed witch hunt against President Trump is a sign that the Democratic-controlled Justice Department and other radical prosecutors have weaponized the judicial system.” “I have proven that I have committed the crime,” he said.

“The justice system must be fixed and due process must be restored for all Americans, which is exactly what President Trump has done since returning to the White House with an overwhelming mandate from the American people. is what we do.”

Biden earlier Sunday accused Republicans of unfair treatment and claimed Hunter was “treated differently” by prosecutors. Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony gun crimes in a Delaware court earlier this year, and later pleaded guilty to multiple felony tax crimes in September.

“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the decisions of the Department of Justice, and I have kept that promise even as I have watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted,” the president's statement read. It is written.

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U.S. President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden embrace on stage at the end of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

“Absent aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases, or purchasing a weapon as a straw purchaser, it is very unlikely that someone will be tried for a felony just because of how they filled out a gun form,” he said. continued. “Non-criminal resolutions are typically available for people who fail to pay their taxes due to severe addiction, but then repay them with interest and penalties.”

Mr. Biden also reminded Mr. Hunter of his struggle with substance abuse and asked Americans to “understand why our father and president came to this decision.”

“Efforts have been made to break through Hunter's five-and-a-half years of sobriety, even in the face of relentless attacks and selective prosecution,” the president continued. “In trying to break Hunter, they tried to break me too—and there's no reason to believe it'll stop here. Enough is enough.”

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Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Biden, attends an event celebrating the 2024 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Team on the South Lawn of the White House on September 30, 2024 in Washington, DC, USA. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Mr. Biden had previously denied any intention to pardon Mr. Hunter after his conviction earlier this year.

“I'm not going to do anything,” Biden said after the conviction. “I comply Jury decision. ”

Trump previously told Fox News correspondent Bill Melgin that if elected, he would “not do anything overt” about Hunter Biden's case, calling his eldest son's legal issues a “sad situation.” said.

US President Biden (left) leaves Nantucket Bookworks with his son Hunter Biden, grandson Beau, and daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden on November 29, 2024 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (Mandel Gann/AFP via Getty Images)

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“I'm sure his father will forgive him,” the Republican said. “Let's see what happens. But he's a bad boy.”