After President Biden pardoned his son Sunday night, Republicans in Congress denounced him and accused the lame-duck commander in chief of reneging on a pledge not to intervene in Hunter's federal criminal case.
Biden pardoned Hunter Biden, who was convicted of three felony firearms charges in June and pleaded guilty in September to misdemeanor and felony charges related to failing to pay at least $1.4 million in back taxes. Immediately after announcing this, it was met with harsh criticism.
“I am shocked that President Biden pardoned my son Hunter.” [because] He said over and over again that he wouldn't, so I believed him, shame on you.'' Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley he said in a social media post.
“Most Americans, even if they disagree, can sympathize with a father's decision to forgive his son,” said Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton. he tweeted.
“What they can't forgive is that Biden lied repeatedly before the election.”
Even before and after the presidential election, Biden and the White House insisted Hunter would never win a pardon from his father.
“We have been asked that question many times. Our answer is no,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on November 8.
Rep. James Comer, who led one of the congressional investigations into the Biden family, said the criminal charges against Biden are just the “tip of the iceberg.”
“Joe Biden lied from beginning to end about his family's corrupt influence-spreading activities. He never met with his son's foreign business associates, and his son never did anything. “Not only did he falsely claim he did nothing wrong, he also lied when he said he would not forgive Hunter Biden,” Comer said. said in a statement.
“The charges faced by Hunter are just the tip of the iceberg of blatant corruption that President Biden and the Biden crime family have lied to the American people about. President Biden and his family confess decades of wrongdoing. It's unfortunate that they continue to do everything they can to avoid responsibility.”
Biden said Sunday that he pardoned his son because he believes Hunter was wrongly prosecuted in two criminal cases for being politically infected.
The lawsuit covers any crimes Hunter may have committed and his father may have participated in between January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2024, including: This includes Joe's tenure with his eldest son on the board of Ukrainian natural gas company Burisma Holdings. Biden oversaw the country as part of his vice presidential portfolio.
House Republicans are scrutinizing Hunter's overseas dealings, which included a seven-figure windfall from a Chinese state-owned energy company, and his interactions with a relative's foreign business partners while President Biden was vice president in an attempt to influence the business. and accused him of interfering with the aftermath. their investigation.
The impeachment inquiry was launched last year to investigate whether Biden engaged in “abuse of power” and “obstruction of justice or Congress,” after the 82-year-old Democrat withdrew his bid for re-election. The impeachment inquiry was dropped.
Rep. Jim Jordan: “Democrats have said they have nothing to do with our impeachment inquiry.'' Posted in X. “If that's the case, why did Joe Biden pardon Hunter Biden for exactly what we were inquiring about?”
“Joe Biden pardoned Hunter Biden for crimes he may have committed since 2014.” sassistance Congressman Jim Banks was elected to the Indiana State Senate in November of this year.
“Why that particular year? Well, Hunter Biden happened to join the board of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma in the same year, 2014. It's very corrupt.”
