House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries defends Biden's comment that Hunter did 'nothing wrong': 'Loving father'
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said "no one is above the law" after former President Trump's guilty verdict but defended President Biden's remark that Hunter "did nothing wrong."
"President Biden commented as a loving father, as I would hope any loving father would do. Hunter Biden, of course, is entitled, as was Donald Trump, to the presumption of innocence and to a trial by a jury of his peers," Jeffries said during an appearance on NBC’s "Meet the Press." "And this Justice Department is going to proceed in that fashion, present the facts and the law and then we’ll all have to wait for a determination that is made by a jury as to Hunter Biden’s guilt or innocence." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
In an interview with MSNBC in May 2023, President Biden insisted, "First of all, my son has done nothing wrong," adding that "I trust him. I have faith in him.