Anti-Trump commentator admits Biden's pardon of Hunter is 'simply deflating'

Former Congressman Joe Walsh, a frequent critic of President-elect Donald Trump, appeared on MSNBC Sunday night to criticize President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden.

“This pardon is just deflating,” Walsh said when asked about the decision.

“For those of us who have been shouting for a few years about how Donald Trump is a unique threat, for Joe Biden to do something like this: No one is above the law, we have shouted,” Walsh said.

“Well, Joe Biden just made it clear that his son Hunter is above the law,” he added.

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Former Congressman Joe Walsh on Sunday criticized President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden. (MSNBC)

Walsh further told the outlet, “Donald Trump lies every time he opens his mouth we scream. Joe Biden has repeatedly lied about this. The politicization of the justice system, Donald Trump and his people have cried out. That's exactly what Biden said here. “

The announcement that Biden would pardon his son was made Sunday evening by the White House. The pardon applies to offenses against the United States that Hunter Biden “committed or may have committed” from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024.

Hunter Biden previously pleaded guilty to all nine federal charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss in September.

Before entering his plea in a Los Angeles court, U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi told Hunter he faced up to 17 years in prison as well as a $1 million fine.

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President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, pleaded guilty on September 5, 2024 to the nine tax charges he faced, without reaching a deal with prosecutors. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump previously predicted that Biden would pardon his son, but responded directly to the president's announcement on Sunday.

“Does Joe's pardon of Hunter include the J-6 hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?” Trump wrote in an article on Truth Social. “Such abuse and such a miscarriage of justice!”

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Emma Colton, Andrea Margolis, Brooke Singman, Brianna Herlihy, David Spunt, Alec Schemmel and Alexis McAdams of Fox News contributed to this report.