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McCarthy Previews How GOP Will Use Hunter Biden Plea Deal On Campaign Trail

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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has provided a preview of Republican political messaging in the coming months, arguing that Hunter Biden's plea deal with the Department of Justice is evidence of the Biden administration's politicisation of the federal government.

  • McCarthy: “It continues to show the two-tier system in America. If you are the president’s leading political opponent, the DOJ tries to literally put you in jail and give you prison time. But if you are the president’s son, you get a sweetheart deal.”
  • McCarthy: “Now this does nothing to our investigation,” referring to an ongoing House probe into the Biden family, “It actually should enhance our investigation because the DOJ should not be able to withhold any information now saying that there’s a pending investigation. They should be able to provide [House Oversight Committee] Chairman [James] Comer [R-KY] with any information that he requires.”
  • Former President Donald Trump wrote on social media: "Wow! The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere “traffic ticket.” Our system is BROKEN!"

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