House Republicans cry 'vindication' after Hunter Biden guilty plea
'For more than a decade, Hunter and his associates enriched themselves at the expense of the American people,' Rep Pat Fallon said
By Elizabeth Elkind Fox News
3 min read| Published September 5, 2024 6:10pm EDT | Updated September 5, 2024 6:14pm EDT
Congressional Republicans are claiming vindication after Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine federal tax-related charges on Thursday – and warning President Biden not to pardon his son.
Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital that he believes the plea "absolutely" affirms the accusations and findings GOP lawmakers have levied against the First Family since before President Biden took office.
"It's also vindication for the whistleblowers," he added, accusing Hunter Biden’s defenders of trying to "wreck their careers."
He said of the president potentially pardoning him, "I think it would be an abuse of that power for the President to do that, but I think a lot of people will be surprised if Joe Biden doesn't."
The White House has said multiple times that the president will not pardon his son, but that has not stopped Republican-led skepticism from pouring in.
It comes after a bombshell House GOP report, which the White House has pushed back on, that accused the president of committing "impeachable offenses" by allegedly helping enrich himself and his family through foreign deals.
Meanwhile, House Ways & Means Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., whose committee is one of three that was investigating Biden via impeachment inquiry, similarly said the guilty plea upheld the testimony of whistleblowers who came to his panel.
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