Former Congressman Joe Walsh, a frequent critic of President-elect Donald Trump, appeared on MSNBC Sunday night and criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
Asked about the move, Walsh said: “This pardon is just chilling.”
“For those of us who have been screaming for years about how unique a threat Donald Trump is and how Joe Biden would do something like this, no one is above the law, we has been screaming,'' Walsh said.
“Well, Joe Biden just revealed that his son Hunter is above the law,” he added.
Biden pardons son Hunter Biden before leaving Oval Office
Former Congressman Joe Walsh on Sunday criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. (MSNBC)
Walsh also told the media: “Donald Trump lies every time he opens his mouth and we're screaming. Joe Biden has lied repeatedly about this. The politicization of the justice system; That's what Donald Trump and his people are crying out for.” Biden said this here. ”
The announcement that Biden would pardon his son was made by the White House on Sunday night. The pardon applies to crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.
Hunter Biden previously pleaded guilty to all nine federal charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss in September.
Before pleading his case in a Los Angeles court, U.S. District Judge Mark Scalsi told Hunter he could face up to 17 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Lawmakers harshly criticize Biden's decision to pardon Hunter: 'Liar'
President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty on September 5, 2024, to all nine tax charges he faced without reaching an agreement with prosecutors. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump had previously predicted that Biden would pardon his son, but he directly responded to the president's announcement on Sunday.
“Does the pardon Joe granted Hunter include J-6 hostage who has now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “What an abuse and miscarriage of justice!”
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Anti-Trump commentator admits Biden’s pardon of Hunter is ‘just deflating’
Former Congressman Joe Walsh, a frequent critic of President-elect Donald Trump, appeared on MSNBC Sunday night and criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden.
Asked about the move, Walsh said: “This pardon is just chilling.”
“For those of us who have been screaming for years about how unique a threat Donald Trump is and how Joe Biden would do something like this, no one is above the law, we has been screaming,'' Walsh said.
“Well, Joe Biden just revealed that his son Hunter is above the law,” he added.
Biden pardons son Hunter Biden before leaving Oval Office
Former Congressman Joe Walsh on Sunday criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. (MSNBC)
Walsh also told the media: “Donald Trump lies every time he opens his mouth and we're screaming. Joe Biden has lied repeatedly about this. The politicization of the justice system; That's what Donald Trump and his people are crying out for.” Biden said this here. ”
The announcement that Biden would pardon his son was made by the White House on Sunday night. The pardon applies to crimes against the United States that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024.
Hunter Biden previously pleaded guilty to all nine federal charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss in September.
Before pleading his case in a Los Angeles court, U.S. District Judge Mark Scalsi told Hunter he could face up to 17 years in prison and a $1 million fine.
Lawmakers harshly criticize Biden's decision to pardon Hunter: 'Liar'
President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded guilty on September 5, 2024, to all nine tax charges he faced without reaching an agreement with prosecutors. (Robin Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump had previously predicted that Biden would pardon his son, but he directly responded to the president's announcement on Sunday.
“Does the pardon Joe granted Hunter include J-6 hostage who has now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “What an abuse and miscarriage of justice!”
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News' Emma Colton, Andrea Margolis, Brooke Singman, Brianna Herlihy, David Spant, Alec Schemmel and Alexis McAdams contributed to this report.
Jeffrey Clark is an associate editor at Fox News Digital. He previously served as a Cabinet Secretariat speechwriter and Fulbright teacher in South Korea. Jeffrey graduated from the University of Iowa in 2019 with a degree in English and History.
Story tips can be sent to jeffrey.clark@fox.com.
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