During an appearance on The View on Thursday, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman (D) told the daytime hosts he believed that Donald Trump’s case in New York was “politically motivated” and thinks he should be pardoned.
Fetterman argued that cases against Hunter Biden and Donald Trump are politically motivated and both are deserving of pardons.
“I think it’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated. But I also think it’s true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was political as well too. Now, in both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate,” the Democratic lawmaker said.
“And I really think collectively, you know, America’s confidence in these kinds of institutions has been damaged by these kinds of cases, and we cannot allow these kinds of institutions to be weaponized against our political opponents, and it’s very clear both trials were politically motivated and weaponized on the other side,” he continued.
Co-host Joy Behar brought up January 6th — Fetterman stressed he was referring to the President-elect’s New York case only.
“I’m talking about the New York trial and now the Democrats on our side, there were some that were gleeful calling – now he’s a convicted felon and those things. And now for our party, we were talking about criminal justice, and we are now talking about second chances and now, all of a sudden, now you’re like, well, he’s a convicted felon and all these things,” Fetterman responded.
“And now clearly, again, both of those trials, the Hunter Biden one and the trial in New York for Trump, that was clearly those [were] politically motivated and those kinds of charges would have never been brought unless one side could realize that they could weaponize that,” he added.
Behar also took part in some fearmongering, claiming the Trump agenda was dangerous — but Fetterman wasn’t buying it.
“Nothing really worries me,” Fetterman said. “America signed up for this — it’s undeniable. And he ran the table, including my state … there are going to be plenty of people who are going to freak out and have extreme reactions. But I’m not going to be one of them.”
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Fetterman says he's not going to engage in the kind of fear mongering and pearl-clutching over the Trump agenda that The View and other Democrats are doing. pic.twitter.com/e6NeYyapus
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Fetterman says Trump case in New York was politically motivated, calls for pardon on 'The View' https://t.co/9sZSRO44qb
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