Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) shockingly revealed his support for President Joe Biden to pardon President-elect Donald Trump on the heels of Sunday’s controversial blanket pardon for first son Hunter.
Appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Fetterman was asked by co-host Joy Behar about his views on Biden’s about-face regarding his sons’ criminal case.
“It’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden’s trial was really politically motivated but I also think its true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was politically motivated as well,” the first-term senator said.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman appears on “The View” on Dec. 5, 2024. ABC
Fetterman argued that both Hunter’s prosecution and Trump’s “hush money” trial brought up by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg were done so by a “weaponized” justice system going after political rivals.
The 55-year-old suggested the outgoing president should relieve all 34 felony charges Trump was convicted of back in May.
“In both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate,” Fetterman revealed.
The Keystone State senator believes the nation’s views on the justice system have been negatively damaged because of the trials against the younger Biden and the former and future president.
“America’s confidence in these types of institutions have been damaged by these types of cases and we cannot allow these kinds of institutions to be weaponized against our political opponents,” he said.
“Both of those trials were clearly politically motivated and those kinds of charges would have never been brought unless one side realized they could weaponize that.”
President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden sit in the Oval Office at the White House during a meeting after the presidential election on Nov. 13, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
Fetterman chided Biden’s pardon as it threw a wrench in the party’s view that the criminal justice system can give convicted felons a second chance following a prison sentence.
Fetterman isn’t the only big-name Democrat to criticize the 82-year-old commander-in-chief for his familial interference on his son’s conviction.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the lame-duck president for going back on his word that he wouldn’t pardon Hunter after a federal jury found him guilty of felony gun charges back in June.
“With everything the president and his family have been through, I completely understand the instinct to protect Hunter,” Newsom told Politico of Biden, who has lost two of his children.
President Biden talks with son, Hunter Biden on the White House balcony on July 4, 2024. Getty Images
“But I took the president at his word,” he added. “So by definition, I’m disappointed and can’t support the decision.”
Several top Democrat donors have threatened to withhold future funding because of Biden’s decision and even suggested making amends similar to Fetterman’s own take – that he should pardon Trump.
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