July 11, 2023 4:00am EDT
CNN's Jake Tapper insists he won't 'shy away' from covering Hunter Biden after avoiding laptop scandal in 2020
Transcripts from Oct. 2020 show the liberal host never mentioned Hunter's laptop on either of his CNN programs
By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
CNN anchor Jake Tapper appeared adamant about the importance of covering the Hunter Biden scandal Monday, which was the complete opposite approach he took during the 2020 presidential election.
During an interview on the podcast "On with Kara Swisher," Tapper was asked about the recent plea agreement President Biden's son reached with the DOJ over his tax crimes. Critics have panned the plea as a "sweetheart deal," particularly in the wake of explosive IRS whistleblower allegations that prosecutors were blocked from bringing heavier charges and investigators were told not to look into potential financial ties between Hunter and his father.
"I think we cover it. We have been covering it and we need to cover it," Tapper said.
"Look, I mean, Hunter Biden is who he is. It's pretty clear who he is," Tapper continued. "In addition to being an addict, he's a guy who ethically has - there have been questions raised about his behavior, and I think it's worth covering. It's also worth covering in context, the context of everything that's being said in terms of like how fact-based any of it is or how evidence-based any of it is, but I'm not gonna shy away from covering Hunter Biden. He is the president's son and has made a lot of money being the president's son."
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