CNN’s Kaitlan Collins dubs Joe Biden’s pardon of son Hunter a ‘political timebomb’

Kaitlan Collins rips Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter

“With 50 days left in his presidency, Joe Biden simply set off a political timebomb earlier than leaving for Africa at this time and leaving his social gathering behind to cope with the blast radius,” Collins mentioned. She identified that the president issued the pardon regardless of repeatedly saying he wouldn’t.

In an announcement launched Sunday, Biden claimed that Hunter’s prosecution was politically motivated. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took workplace, I mentioned I might not intrude with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I saved my phrase at the same time as I’ve watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” the president mentioned.

The pardon despatched shockwaves throughout the nation, with Republicans calling Biden a “liar.” President-elect Donald Trump fumed at Biden’s transfer, calling it a “miscarriage of justice.” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene issued a scathing assertion on X, previously Twitter, calling the youthful Biden a “felony.”

“Hunter Biden broke gun legal guidelines, he broke the FARA Act, and worst of all, he broke the Mann Act by intercourse trafficking ladies throughout the nation. This pardon is Joe Biden’s admission that Hunter is a felony,” Greene wrote. (Read More: House Republicans model Joe Biden ‘liar’ for pardoning ‘felony’ son Hunter)

The criticism of Hunter’s pardon was not restricted to Republicans as Democratic Governor of Colorado Jared Polis mentioned, “While as a father I definitely perceive President@JoeBiden’s pure want to assist his son by pardoning him, I’m dissatisfied that he put his household forward of the nation.”