President Biden claimed that Hunter was targeted predominantly because of his political affiliation, stating, 'No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter's cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son - and that is wrong.' This assertion reflects a deep concern with perceived political biases behind legal actions.
Bret Stephens criticized the pardon as a clear sign of political hypocrisy and self-dealing, indicating, 'If Democrats want to understand one of the reasons the Republican Party is ascendant, they can look to President Biden's pardon...It typifies so much of what so many Americans have come to detest about what the MAGA world calls 'the swamp.'
The Washington Post's editorial board noted that while President Biden had the legal authority to grant his son a pardon, doing so undermines trust in the Justice Department, suggesting it 'invited Mr. Trump to draw equivalence between the Hunter Biden pardon and his own legal challenges.'
Peter Baker of The New York Times pointed out, 'In pardoning his son Hunter Biden, the incumbent president sounded a lot like his successor by complaining about selective prosecution and political pressure,' which highlights the shifting narrative surrounding presidential accountability.
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