Republicans accused President Biden of lying and corruption after the president’s stunning Sunday night reversal to pardon his son Hunter – but the deeper cut came from a prominent member of his own party.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, ripped Biden’s lame duck decision and accused the chief of his party of putting ‘family ahead of the country.’
‘While as a father I certainly understand President @JoeBiden’s natural desire to help his son by pardoning him, I am disappointed that he put his family ahead of the country,’ Polis wrote.
‘This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later Presidents and will sadly tarnish his reputation.’
Polis endorsed Biden in 2020 and even held back when there were early calls for Biden to step aside after his debate disaster.
The comment reflected the blowback that the pardon is already bringing, and concerns Donald Trump will use it to his own advantage.
Democrats have repeatedly accused Trump of trying to bend the Justice Department to his own will to carry out vengeance and doling out special favors to family members.
The Donald Trump campaign issued a furious statement blasting the pardon – and used it to accuse Democrats of ‘weaponizing’ the justice system.
