Biden killed faith in justice system by pardoning son: Johnson
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House Speaker Mike Johnson says that Biden's pardoning of his son has completely exposed the injustice in the system.
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President Joe Biden speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during a ceremony on December 1, 2024. (AP)
Outgoing US President Joe Biden has done nearly irrevocable harm to faith in the US judicial system by pardoning his son Hunter, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Monday.
Biden signed an executive order pardoning his son Hunter on Sunday, citing his belief in the unfairness of the trial. President-elect Donald Trump blasted the pardon as an "abuse and miscarriage of justice." Biden had stated several times that he would never pardon his own son for his offenses.
Hunter was being tried for cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm. However, his father said, "No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other collision than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son."
The US president also said that the situation is "a miscarriage of justice."
Hunter was convicted earlier this year of lying about his drug use when he bought a gun, which is a felony, and has also pleaded guilty in a separate tax evasion trial.
Johnson blasted Biden on X writing how "Trust in our justice system has been almost irreparably damaged by the Bidens and their use and abuse of it," adding that real change "cannot begin soon enough."
President Biden insisted many times he would never pardon his own son for his serious crimes. But last night he suddenly granted a “Full and Unconditional Pardon” for any and all offenses that Hunter committed for more than a decade!
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) December 2, 2024
Trust in our justice system has been almost…
Rep. Congresswoman calls Biden 'liar', 'hypocrite' over son's pardon
Biden’s decision to pardon his son amounts to an acknowledgment of his son’s criminal conduct, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene pointed out on Monday.
"This pardon is Joe Biden’s admission that Hunter is a criminal," Greene wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
She lamented the fact that "Hunter Biden broke gun laws, he broke the FARA Act, and worst of all, he broke the Mann Act by sex trafficking women across the country."
The Republican Congresswoman further accused Biden of being "a liar and a hypocrite," saying that while Biden attempted to imprison President-elect Donald Trump’s sons, he has chosen to pardon his own, "even though he’s a convict."
Hunter Biden broke gun laws, he broke the FARA Act, and worst of all, he broke the Mann Act by sex trafficking women across the country.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) December 2, 2024
This pardon is Joe Biden’s admission that Hunter is a criminal.
Biden tried to throw President Trump’s sons in jail, but he lets his son off… pic.twitter.com/QoV3lqfMFe
Earlier, Trump responded to Biden's decision to pardon his son, calling it an "abuse and 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!" he said on Truth Social.
Previously, Biden had repeatedly ruled out the possibility of pardoning his son. However, over the weekend, Hunter Biden's legal team circulated a 52-page report warning that Trump’s election victory could jeopardize Hunter's future.
Trump, prior to the election, had stated he would not rule out pardoning Hunter if elected.
Hunter Biden is the first child of a sitting US president to face criminal charges, charged with two counts of willful tax evasion, involving unpaid taxes exceeding $100,000 in 2017 and 2018.
Separately, he was charged and found guilty with illegally possessing a Colt pistol in 2018 while using illegal drugs, a violation that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
