President Donald Trump has taken aim at his predeccessor, Joe Biden, raising the possibility of legal scrutiny for the former president. Donald Trump criticised former president Joe Biden for giving pardons to several of his family members as well as political allies. Photo: Rebecca Noble Source: Getty Images Trump, speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, criticised Biden for not pardoning himself before leaving office, suggesting that it was a huge mistake on his part. While he didn’t specify any particular offences, Trump made it clear that he felt Biden should be subjected to the same legal battles he endured after leaving office.
In a moment of reflection, Trump highlighted the struggles he faced in the last four years of Biden administration. “Well, I went through four years of hell by this scum that we had to deal with. I went through four years of hell. I spent millions of dollars in legal fees, and I won, but I did it the hard way. And it’s really hard to say that they shouldn’t have to go through it all. So it is very hard to say that,” Trump stated. His comment seemed to suggest that Biden, too, should face similar scrutiny for any potential wrongdoings during his time in office. Why did Trump criticise Biden last-minute actions Trump’s criticism didn’t stop with legal matters a he took issue with Biden’s pardons, specifically those granted to his family members and political allies.
The US President expressed disbelief that Biden would extend clemency to others but not to himself. “You know, the funny thing, maybe the sad thing, is he didn’t give himself a pardon. And if you look at it, it all had to do with him,” he said. Trump suggested that some of his advisers urged him to issue pardons against himself at the end of his first term but he had reservations about it. “They said, ‘Sir, would you like to pardon everybody, including yourself?’ I said, ‘I’m not going to pardon anybody. We didn’t do anything wrong,” Trump said. Trump’s legal battles, including the investigation into the January 6th Capitol riot and the mishandling of classified documents, have been a focal point of his post-presidency life. Trump defends his own pardons As the interview continued, Trump addressed his own controversial pardons, notably for over 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th Capitol insurrection.
“There was a lot of patriotism with those people. It was a political hoax. They were protesting the vote because they knew the election was rigged, and they were protesting the vote, and you should be allowed to protest the vote,” Trump said, continuing to question the legitimacy of the January 6 investigation. Trump described attacks on police officers at the US Capitol on January 6 2021, as very minor incidents, defending his decision to pardon the insurrectionists.
by Didacus Malowa
