Lame duck President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son was attacked by President-elect Donald Trump as a miscarriage of justice.
“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years? Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday.
Trump has said that freeing individuals who participated in the Capitol incursion that he feels are wrongly in prison would be one of his first acts as president.
The pardon was also condemned by Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director, noting that it caps a year in which the justice system became a political puppet for Democrats.
“The failed witch hunts against President Trump have proven that the Democrat-controlled DOJ and other radical prosecutors are guilty of weaponizing the justice system,” according to Newsweek.
Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, trashed Biden’s actions.
“With this pardon, Joe Biden shredded any residue of veracity and credibility as president,” Turley posted on X.
With this pardon, Joe Biden shredded any residue of veracity and credibility as president. For years, he was repeatedly asked if he met any of his son’s clients. He lied