Well, that clears THAT up!
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Karine Jean-Pierre claims ‘war politics’ is the reason for Hunter Biden pardon — but insists DOJ isn’t weaponized as Trump claims
To be fair, even a non-DEI press secretary couldn’t successfully persuade the public or the flying monkeys of the media to simultaneously believe in two contradictory statements, or distinguish between Hunter’s persecution and Trumps; they might have tried harder, though.
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed Monday that President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden of tax and gun crimes because “war politics” prompted Hunter’s prosecution — while insisting the Justice Department is not broadly politically biased, as President-elect Donald Trump claims.
Jean-Pierre used the term “war politics” three times as she fielded fiery questions aboard Air Force One from journalists as Biden, 82, flew to Angola for an official visit hours after the pardon, which Biden said was necessary because his son was being “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
“Karine, when the president says that the justice system is infected with politics, how deep is the rot and how much of the blame does the president take on himself for the fact that his own Justice Department, his appointees, have allowed it to get this bad?” a reporter asked.
Jean-Pierre did not note that charges were brought by a Justice Department controlled by his own appointees, including Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“The president took action because of how politically infected these cases were,” Jean-Pierre told incredulous members of the press pool.
“Hunter was singled out and because his last name was Biden, because he was the president’s son, that’s what we saw,” she said.
A different reporter pressed: “The system doesn’t get corrupted by politics for people whose name is not Biden?”
“You’re twisting and misrepresenting what I’m saying. I’m talking about a particular issue right now,” Jean-Pierre said.
At one point, a journalist asked, “Does the president believe now and agree with President-elect Trump that the justice system has been weaponized for political purposes and that it needs root and branch reform?”
“No. Read the president’s statement. Seriously, read the president’s statement. He said he believes in the Department of Justice. He does. He says it in his statement. He also believes that war politics infected the process and it led to a miscarriage of justice,” she said.
