Republicans stick to attacking criminal justice system, echoing Trump, after Hunter Biden conviction
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Republicans loyal to Donald Trump are largely echoing the former president’s claim that the Justice Department has treated President Joe Biden’s son with kid gloves while zealously prosecuting Trump. They pressed unsubstantiated or debunked allegations that Joe Biden acted to advance his family members’ foreign business interests. The GOP's argument that Joe Biden is ordering prosecutors to target political opponents has been hurt by the Biden-led Justice Department prosecuting the president's son — with Biden declining to stop the investigation or pardon Hunter Biden. Hunter Biden was convicted on federal gun charges and faces a potential 25 years in prison. He still faces a trial in September in California on charges of failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. Republicans may be trying to deflect from Trump's own stated intentions to wield the criminal justice system against opponents if he returns to the White House. Trump tried to undercut the Justice Department investigation into his campaign's alleged ties to Russia and issued pardons to a raft of former campaign aides, friends, and donors. Trump has repeatedly declared he is the victim of a “rigged” system and promised to appoint a special prosecutor to target Biden and his family. Trump and allies have suggested that if elected he might advocate the imprisonment of political opponents. Many in Trump’s Republican Party are staunchly against gun control and some of his supporters have questioned whether Hunter Biden should have been tried on the gun charges.
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https://apnews.com/article/hunter-biden-conviction-republicans-reaction-trump-eb7fe08832905f14dd8c5bd48ef9c716
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