Trump slams ‘Democrat-controlled’ Justice Department and pledges to fix broken system in response to Biden’s shock pardon of son Hunter
Donald Trump sees Joe Biden’s decision to pardon son Hunter as a symptom of a broken justice system politicized by the liberal left, but did not directly criticize the president for the move.
Biden made the shock announcement Sunday evening that he would grant a presidential pardon to his troubled son, calling his prosecution “selective” and “unfair.”
In a statement, a Trump spokesman denounced what they called the Democratic-controlled justice system but did not appear to disagree with the decision.
“The failed witch hunts against President Trump have proven that the Democratic-controlled DOJ and other radical prosecutors are guilty of weaponizing the justice system,” Trump spokesman Steven Cheung told DailyMail.com.
“That justice system must be restored and due process must be restored for all Americans, and that is exactly what President Trump will do when he returns to the White House with an overwhelming mandate from the American people.”
On Truth Social, however, he was a little angrier, questioning whether the same courtesy would be extended to those charged for their actions at the Capitol on January 6.
He wrote, “Does Joe’s pardon for Hunter include the J-6 hostages, who have been imprisoned for years now? What an abuse and miscarriage of justice!’
The president-elect’s stance toward Hunter has been a bit softer than many expect, given the hard blow Trump has delivered to Biden for his son’s foibles over the years.
Donald Trump sees Joe Biden’s decision to pardon son Hunter as a symptom of a broken justice system politicized by the liberal left, but did not directly criticize the president for the move.
Biden made the shock announcement on Sunday evening that he would grant a presidential pardon to his troubled son, calling his prosecution “selective” and “unfair.”
In October, Trump, who issued a slew of pardons during his four years in office and when he left office in January 2021, spoke out on the Hunter Biden pardon issue, with a response that surprised many.
When radio host Hugh Hewitt asked last month if he would consider pardoning Hunter Biden, Trump said, “I wouldn’t take it off the books.
“Look, unlike Joe Biden, despite what they did to me, where they came after me so viciously, despite what – and Hunter is a bad boy, there’s no doubt about it, he’s been a bad boy.
“But I happen to think it’s very bad for our country,” Trump said of what he considers politically motivated prosecutions and punishments, which he compared to his own experiences.