Trump calls Hunter Biden pardon ‘an abuse and miscarriage of Justice’

SUMMARY

President Donald Trump slammed President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, calling it “an abuse and miscarriage of justice.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump questioned whether Biden’s action would extend to those imprisoned for their involvement in January 6th events, writing, “Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Biden defended his decision in a statement, claiming the charges against his son were 'politically motivated'. “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son,” Biden said. He described efforts to prosecute Hunter as attempts to “break” his family and declared, “Enough is enough.” Republicans were swift in their condemnation. Rep. James Comer accused Biden of dishonesty, stating, “The president has lied from start to finish about his family’s corrupt influence-peddling activities.”