Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., asserted that President-elect Donald Trump should not pardon first son Hunter Biden, saying it would set a “terrible example.”
Johnson made the comments in an interview on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live.” Johnson ostensibly was reacting to Trump’s comments from a few weeks ago, when he suggested that a pardon for Hunter Biden, the son of outgoing President Joe Biden, wasn’t “off the books.”
“I don’t think he should pardon Hunter. I think we need to be very careful about having a dual system of justice where, you know, the powerful or the sons and daughters of the powerful get off scot-free,” Johnson told NewsNation.
Hunter Biden is scheduled for two sentencing hearings in December, one for his conviction on felony gun charges (Dec. 4) and the other for his guilty plea on federal tax charges (Dec. 16). He faces up to 25 years in prison.
Trump told Hugh Hewitt late last month that even though Hunter Biden has “been a bad boy,” ultimately, “I happen to think it’s very bad for our country.”
Johnson disagrees on that point.
