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Joe Biden's decision to pardon his family sends a terrible message to the world,
Tommy Vietor said on "Jesse Watters Primetime" Wednesday The Democratic Party had a tough cycle,
he told host Jesse Watters Now it's put up or shut up time."
As Trump jolts into action after assuming office, Vietor cautioned Republicans But I also think it sends a terrible message to pardon people who beat the crap out of police officers on live TV.
Vietor also couldn't let go of January 6, however, adding Unfortunately, I have no reason to believe these attacks will end
And what they did was they gave Trump a gift because it fuzzied up the story, the J6 story for him, and you heard him last night,
This guy went around giving everybody pardons, and you know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing, is he didn't give himself a pardon. If you look at it, it all had to do with him,
The issuance of these pardons should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment that they engaged in any wrongdoing, nor should acceptance be misconstrued as an admission of guilt for any offense,
I don’t think we should give California anything until they let water flow down,
said the president, referring to a misconception about how rain and snowmelt is managed in the state that he has repeated since the fires I think we’ll let Congress decide.”
Asked if Congress — both chambers of which are controlled by Republicans — should investigate the pardons, Trump replied He just asked me a question about the letter, and I remember, like a custom you leave it in the drawer of that beautiful desk right alongside of us,
My family has been subjected to unrelenting attacks and threats, motivated solely by a desire to hurt me — the worst kind of partisan politics.
he said in a statement, echoing the language he used when he pardoned Hunter If you're going to do it, have the courage to do it in the
said CNN's John King on Monday It was shocking. I mean, it was shocking what President Biden did on the way out, pardoning his family for more than a decade of whatever activity, any nonviolent offenses. It was breathtaking to us,
Johnson said Wednesday during the House Republican leadership’s weekly press conference I don't think that's anything like that's ever been anticipated. And by the way, go look at the tape. You know, four years ago when it was just implied that President Trump might do something similar, they were apoplectic. Joe Biden himself, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, roll the tape. They all said that would be crazy and unconscionable. And now they're cheering it along,
I believe in the rule of law, and I am optimistic that the strength of our legal institutions will ultimately prevail over politics. But baseless and politically motivated investigations wreak havoc on the lives, safety, and financial security of targeted individuals and their families,
Biden said in a statement The President has made his decision,
Johnson said Wednesday when asked about those pardons Even when individuals have done nothing wrong and will ultimately be exonerated, the mere fact of being investigated or prosecuted can irreparably damage their reputations and finances,
I think for Joe Biden to do that, I thought that was nonsense,
We are going to bring law and order back to our cities,
he said in a reference to crime-ridden urban areas that have declined under Biden
