Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., panned President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter Biden, suggesting Monday that lawmakers need to “revisit” the pardon power given to presidents by the Constitution.
Connolly made the remarks in an interview with CNN, reacting to Biden’s “full and unconditional” pardon for his son, who was set to face two sentencing hearings this month for a felony gun conviction and a guilty plea to felony tax evasion.
“As a father myself, and as someone who knows Joe Biden, I can sympathize with his perspective,” Connolly told CNN. “Having said that, what other father in America has power to pardon his son or daughter if they’re convicted of a crime?
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