Former Democratic chief counsel Julian Epstein appeared Wednesday on Fox Business to criticize former President Joe Biden’s recent pardons, suggesting they are part of a broader influence peddling scheme rather than acts of judicial mercy.
During an appearance on “The Evening Edit,” Epstein said that these pardons provide “oxygen to the Republican argument that this matter is worthy of further investigation.” Epstein said the issue lies in what appears to be a systematic cover-up, aimed at shielding family members from accountability while simultaneously preserving the Biden family’s financial interests.
“Not just is it a smudge on his legacy, whatever legacy is left. Because Biden lied about the pardons of his family members. It exposes the sanctimony of the Democratic rhetoric on rule of law as hollow. But ultimately what the pardon of the family members does is it…