President Donald Trump criticized former President Joe Biden for pardoning members of the Biden family's businesses in his inaugural address.
Joe Biden pardoned James Biden, Sarah Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John Owens and Frances Biden just before noon Monday. Breitbart News previously reported on their involvement in the family business.
Receiving a pardon raises questions about potential wrongdoing.
It is unclear at this time whether he has forgiven himself as well.
“Did you know that while I was speaking, Biden pardoned my entire family?” Trump asked the crowd at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The crowd responded by booing the family who made millions while Joe Biden was in Congress. Republicans claim the family only made millions of dollars by extending their influence over elected officials.
“Brother, all trades are forgiven,” he said. “Can you imagine me giving a speech?
President Trump said after his Oval Office speech that Joe Biden had not told him about his plans to pardon his family.
“He didn't tell me, no, no,” Trump said.
Trump added: “I was surprised by that.” “It's clearly a bad precedent.”
Trump also asked the audience whether Biden would pardon former special counsel Jack Smith, who asked a federal grand jury to indict Trump.
His comments raise questions about whether the Trump administration will take action against Smith.
“He's a crazy prosecutor. He's sick. They pasted him on me. He's now going to get on a plane back to The Hague or go back to wherever he came from. We have to get that guy out. Was he one of the many people who were pardoned today? Did they pardon Jack Smith? You know? I asked a question.
The media has previously questioned the nature of Trump's first-term preemptive pardons:
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former RNC war room analyst. He is the author of The Politics of Slave Morality. Follow Wendell “×” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
