Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) shortly condemned President Joe Biden after pardoning his son Hunter Biden Sunday evening.
Joe Biden introduced his pardon of his son, convicted of three felony gun and tax expenses and going through quite a few different authorized points and intense congressional scrutiny, regardless of years insisting he wouldn’t pardon his son or commute his sentence.
Stanton wasted little time criticizing the president’s determination to defy his public pledges and pardon his son, probably making him the primary Democrat in Congress to take action.
“I respect President Biden, however I believe he received this one fallacious,” Stanton tweeted. “This wasn’t a politically-motivated prosecution. Hunter dedicated felonies, and was convicted by a jury of his friends.”
Stanton will be the first, however he’s unlikely to be the final. The Home of Representatives returns from its Thanksgiving vacation Tuesday, at which level different Democrats should face reporters’ questions on Biden’s determination to pardon his son.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, additionally a Democrat, condemned Biden’s determination Sunday evening as nicely.
Bradley Jaye is a Capitol Hill Correspondent for Breitbart Information. Observe him on X/Twitter at @BradleyAJaye.