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Hunter Biden Calls Garland Appointment Father's Greatest Mistake
Hunter Biden said on a podcast Sunday that naming Merrick Garland attorney general was the single greatest mistake of his father's administration. He tied the choice to the current political situation and faulted Garland over the January 6 investigation.
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Hunter Biden stated on the “I’ve Had It” podcast Sunday that the appointment of Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general was the single greatest mistake of his father’s administration, the New York Post reported. Biden said the decision can almost be blamed for the situation the country faces now.
“The buck has to stop with my dad,” he said. He added that once Garland was chosen, his father followed the Constitution and the tradition, especially since Nixon, of keeping the president out of Department of Justice decisions. Biden also said Garland failed to start a completely legitimate investigation into the January 6 Capitol events and instead tried not to fan the flames.
He described those events as a planned conspiracy through the Trump administration to undermine the 2020 election. Podcast host Jennifer Welch said Garland was picked as a moderate to appeal to Republicans and as a favor after former President Barack Obama had pushed him for the Supreme Court. Biden agreed the choice was a massive mistake.
The New York Post reported that Biden was pardoned by his father for any offense committed or that may have been committed from January 1, 2014, to December 1, 2024.
