Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) said Thursday on ABC's “The View” that President-elect Donald Trump should be pardoned because the New York City corporate records case is “politically motivated.” said it should.
Co-host Joy Behar said, “President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter has faced bipartisan backlash, with even Democrats in support.” But what do you think? Isn't it a big deal about nothing? After all, it's his son and people sympathize with that, but a lot of people are angry at him about it. what do you say? “
“I think it's undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was truly politically motivated, but it's also true that the trial against Trump in New York was just as politically motivated,” Fetterman said. I think so,” he said. And in both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate, and I really think that overall, these types of incidents have undermined America's confidence in these types of institutions. And we cannot allow these types of institutions to be used as weapons against political opponents. And it's very clear that both trials were politically motivated and weaponized by the other side. ”
“You'd say that about the J6 guys, right? That's what they're going to say on the other side, that it's weaponized, too,” Behar said at the Capitol on Jan. 6. You mentioned the mob. Questions remain as to whether President Trump himself will pardon those convicted of the insurrection when he returns to office. ”
Fetterman said, “No, no, I'm not saying that. I'm talking about the New York trial, and now some Democrats on our side were overjoyed. But now he's a convicted felon and we're talking about things like that, and now in our party, we were talking about criminal justice, and now we have I'm talking about two A second chance, and now all of a sudden, you're like, well, he's a convicted felon and all these things, and now, obviously, once again, both of those trials, Hunter Biden's trial. and Trump's trial in New York, they were clearly politically motivated, and such charges would never have been brought unless either party realized they could weaponize them.”
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