Late Sunday, President Biden shocked the political world by announcing that he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
The president claimed in a statement Sunday that the charges against his son, including three felonies related to the purchase and possession of firearms in 2018, were politically motivated.
“No reasonable person considering the facts of Mr. Hunter's case could come to any other conclusion than that Mr. Hunter was chosen solely because he is my son. That is wrong,” Biden said. said.
The announcement prompted a flurry of reactions from both sides of the aisle, with Republicans expressing outrage at the president's pardon of his son.
President-elect Trump, In a post on his Truth Social platformsaid Sunday that Biden's pardon for his son was an “abuse of justice and a miscarriage of justice.”
“Does the pardon Joe granted Hunter include the J-6 hostage who has now been imprisoned for years? What an abuse and failure of justice!” President-elect tweeted on January 6, 2021 It appears to be a reference to the rioters who reportedly stormed the U.S. Capitol during the attack.
said Representative James Comer (R-Kentucky). Statement posted on social Platform X reported Sunday that the president “lied from beginning to end about his family's activities to spread corrupt influence.”
“Not only has he never met any of his son's foreign business associates and falsely claimed that his son did nothing wrong, he has also said he will not pardon Hunter Biden. He also lied,” Comer continued.
During House Republicans' impeachment inquiry into the elder Biden, Comer played a central role as chairman of the House Oversight Committee. But the investigation struggled to find hard evidence that members of the president's family committed corruption or that Mr. Biden was involved in his son's foreign business dealings.
The House Oversight Committee said in its own post that the pardons are part of a pattern.
“From legal action against President Trump to pardoning Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's unprecedented abuse of power has dishonored the president of the United States,” Committee Chairman X said in a statement. Posted account.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), a member of the oversight committee, echoed the president's words in a post about X, saying simply, “No one is above the law.” Retweeted President Biden's post. “green answered: “Come find out, Hunter is right. But who will forgive Joe?”
Biden's post that no one is “above the law” was posted in late May, the day Trump was convicted in a hush money case in New York.
The House Judiciary Committee, which is also investigating the Biden family, said in a statement, citing assertions by the president and press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre that Hunter Biden cannot be pardoned. post“You've been fooled over and over again.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, suggested that the pardon only proves the need for the committee to investigate President Biden's impeachment.
“Democrats said there was nothing to our impeachment inquiry. If that's the case, why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter Biden for the very thing we were investigating? “Jordan Posted.
Senate Republicans also expressed displeasure with the president's move to pardon his son.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): “I'm shocked that President Biden pardoned my son Hunter. He said many times he wouldn't pardon, but I believed him. Shame. Know Said in X's post.
Reply to Fox News post about X About amnestySen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said, “Under Democratic rule, we really have a dual judicial system.”
“One is to protect Democrats, and the other is to be used as a weapon against political opponents,” he added.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who served under President Obama, also weighed in on Hunter Biden's lawsuit and pardon, saying of X: [U.S. attorney] Given the basic facts, this case would have been indicted. ”
“After a five-year investigation, the facts discovered only make that clear. If his name had been Joe Smith, the resolution would have been fundamentally, and more fairly, declined. .Forgiveness is natural.” he added.
However, some Democrats were not satisfied with the president's pardon of his son.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis said, “As a father, I certainly understand President Joe Biden's understandable desire to help his son by pardoning him, but I also believe that he has more control over the country.'' I'm disappointed that he put his family first.” said in X. “This is a bad precedent that could be exploited by future presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation.”
Rep. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) disagreed with the president's actions.
“I respect President Biden, but I think he got it wrong in this case. This was not a politically motivated prosecution. Hunter committed a felony and was convicted by a jury of his peers. ” he said. posted on social media.
Hill has contacted the White House and the Department of Justice for comment.
Katie Waddington contributed reporting.
Updated at 10:17pm ET.
