Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union” that President Joe Biden's pardon for his son Hunter was “a labor of love.”
Host Jake Tapper said, “President Biden has talked to the American people many times about pardons, and while he has been particularly at odds with Trump, trying to contrast himself with Trump, he has not given his son Hunter a pardon. I told him many times that I wouldn't give it to him.” Then, a week ago, he did a complete reversal and issued Hunter not just a pardon, but gun and tax charges for every crime he may or may not have committed over the past 11 years. and granted him a comprehensive pardon covering all crimes he had committed, not just his conviction. He did so during the throes of an addiction involving Burisma, which allegedly had influence over deals between the Chinese government and Chinese companies. Your colleague, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, said Hunter Biden's pardon “further undermines Americans' belief that our justice system is fair and equal for all.” do you agree? Do you have any concerns about this amnesty? ”
“Listen, Joe Biden is a friend of mine. I've known him for over 20 years, and most of my conversations with him have been about his family. He loves kids,” Durbin said. , which follows two young boys, Beau and Hunter, as they try to rebuild their lives after losing their ex-wife and child in a car accident and spending a serious period of hospitalization. If there's a bias in this area, it's the loving parents who want to protect their children. I understand that situation, and I understand Michael Bennett's observation. He promised not to do that, but now he does. But from a loving father's perspective, it's a labor of love.”
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