{"id":1952314,"date":"2023-06-20T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-weigh-in-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal\/"},"modified":"2023-06-20T19:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T23:03:05","slug":"gop-presidential-candidates-weigh-in-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-weigh-in-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP candidates comment on Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-presidential-candidates-weigh-in-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1952314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0620\/b9b5f48b-9f37-40a4-a71b-eba8f24e520c\/audio.mp3?length=4893741&#038;duration=408\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Republican Candidates React to Hunter Biden&#8217;s Plea Bargain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>On June 20, news broke of Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea bargain with federal prosecutors, and the response from the Republican presidential primary field was nothing short of explosive. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Hunter Biden would plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of willfully failing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-avenatti-deserves-very-substantial-prison-sentence-prosecutors\/\" title=\"Michael Avenatti Deserves \u2018Very Substantial\u2019 Prison Sentence: Prosecutors\">pay income taxes<\/a>, while potentially avoiding conviction on a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-attorney-says-hunter-biden-probe-ongoing-despite-plea-deal\/\" title=\"US Attorney: Hunter Biden Probe Continues Despite Plea Deal\">felony firearm offense<\/a> through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-charges-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Justice Department charges Hunter Biden\">pretrial diversion agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to express his outrage, stating, &#8220;Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere &#8216;traffic ticket.&#8217; Our system is BROKEN!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican candidates joined in the criticism. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the plea bargain a &#8220;sweetheart deal&#8221; and questioned why Hunter Biden wasn&#8217;t facing charges for the corruption allegations. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott criticized the Justice Department for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidates-weigh-in-on-hunter-bidens-plea-deal\/\" title=\"GOP candidates comment on Hunter Biden's plea deal.\">treating political opponents<\/a> with kid gloves, while political talk radio host Larry Elder called it another example of a two-tiered, partisan justice system.<\/p>\n<p>The fairness of the American justice system was also called into question by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who stated that the deal raised further doubts about Hunter Biden&#8217;s crimes and the double standard of justice in the federal government. Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy labeled the deal a &#8220;joke&#8221; meant to distract from ongoing investigations into bribery allegations against President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Miami Mayor Francis Suarez demanded answers, stating, &#8220;The American people deserve to know exactly who was paying Hunter et al.; why they were paying him and his family, and exactly what was used to induce these payments. We need answers!&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Different Takes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While most Republican candidates expressed disgust with the outcome of the investigation, there were a few who had a different reaction. Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson took a measured approach, acknowledging Hunter Biden&#8217;s admission of guilt as an important step but emphasizing that there is still more work to be done.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&#8217;s response was brief, with spokesperson Ian Sams stating, &#8220;The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life. We will have no further comment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 20, news of Hunter Biden&#8217;s plea bargain with federal prosecutors sparked anger and frustration among Republican presidential candidates. Many criticized the nation&#8217;s &#8220;broken&#8221; justice system. 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