House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a Congressional investigation into Joe Biden’s “disgusting” last-minute pardons of family members and government officials.
At the weekly House Republican press conference on Wednesday, Johnson slammed the former president for his “shocking” pardons, which saw Biden’s brothers, sister and in-laws receive preemptive pardons along with officials such as Anthony Fauci and Gen. Mark Milley.
“It was shocking. I mean, it was shocking what President Biden did on the way out, pardoning his family for more than a decade of whatever activity, any nonviolent offenses. It was breathtaking to us,” Johnson said. “I don’t think that’s anything like that’s ever been anticipated. And by the way, go look at the tape. You know, four years ago when it was just implied that President Trump might do something similar, they were apoplectic. Joe Biden himself, Adam Schiff, Chuck Schumer, roll the tape. They all said that would be crazy and unconscionable. And now they’re cheering it along.”
Describing Biden’s actions as “disgusting,” the House Speaker added: “To us, it probably proves the point. The suspicion that, you know, they call it the Biden crime family. If they weren’t the crime family, why do they need pardons? Right? Look, there’s a lot of attention that’s going to be paid to this. And I think that is appropriate. And we will be looking at it as well.”
Meanwhile, Trump hinted that Biden could be prosecuted because he didn’t pardon himself. “This guy went around giving everybody pardons. And you know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing, is he didn’t give himself a pardon. And if you look at it, it all had to do with him,” he told Sean Hannity last night.
Many on social media were in agreement with Johnson’s remarks.
Others called for pursuing legal action.
