Conservative political analyst Scott Jennings sharply criticized Democrats who defended President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to pardon his son, Hunter, on Sunday. He accused party loyalists of being “brain rotted” for going to great lengths to justify a move that, he argued, they would have called for impeachment over if President-elect Donald Trump had done the same.
Appearing on CNN, Jennings went off, telling liberal panelists they could “spend all day long” trying to blame Hunter’s felony conviction on Trump but emphasized that, ultimately, the Justice Department had asserted that its decision to prosecute Hunter was free from political influence. “This is the worst possible thing a president could possibly do to his party and to the country,” he added.
Despite firmly asserting over the past year that he would not pardon his son, President Biden exceeded previous precedents by granting Hunter a pardon for felony tax evasion and gun charges. Instead of narrowly targeting specific actions or circumstances, Biden’s pardon effectively shields his son for 11 years. This decision breaks with past instances, such as President Bill Clinton’s pardon of his brother-in-law for drug-related offenses or President Richard Nixon’s more limited pardon. Critics argue that Biden’s broad pardon of his son undermines the integrity of the pardon system and contend that it may encourage President Donald Trump to pursue similar pardons for family members in the future.
“The rule of law is sacred. We have to respect the justice system. Juries, we have to respect juries. We have to respect the guardrails and the norms of our democracy. These people are liars,” Jennings declared, emphasizing each word of the sentence and comparing Biden’s lie about not pardoning his son to others, like when he declared inflation “transitory” and Afghanistan “secure.” Jennings followed that up with additional examples — “Biden has a cold, he’ll never drop out” — replaying a reel of half-truths or falsehoods told from the lectern of the White House briefing room that diminished Americans’ belief in what they were being told by the president and his team.
“It is all a lie, it is all a grift. Every American except the most partisan, brain-rotted people are going to be outraged by this today,” Jennings continued. “You think 38, 39 percent job approval is bad? Just you wait, just you wait. He’s a disgrace today, a disgrace. Outrageous.” A slew of Trump’s allies, including Speaker Mike Johnson, piled on. “President Biden insisted many times he would never pardon his own son for his serious crimes. But last night he suddenly granted a “Full and Unconditional Pardon” for any and all offenses that Hunter committed for more than a decade!” he wrote on X Monday morning.
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NEW: Scott Jennings goes off on “brain-rotted” Democrats who are defending Biden’s pardon of Hunter.
This CNN panel member got upset at him “hurling names.” She claimed Biden never “lied” and Jennings absolutely LOST IT.
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