John Fetterman stuns Joy Behar as he claims Donald Trump’s hush money trial was ‘politically motivated’

WASHINGTON, DC: John Fetterman left ‘The View’ co-host Joy Behar shocked as he claimed Donald Trump’s hush money trial was “politically motivated”.

The 55-year-old Pennsylvania senator spoke about how Hunter Biden had been pardoned for his recent convictions. He said that now Trump should also get pardoned for his New York criminal case trial verdict, as reported by OK! Magazine.

Fetterman said, “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.”

John Fetterman claims Donald Trump and Hunter Biden's cases were ‘weaponized’

“In both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate,” John Fetterman asserted on the Thursday, December 5, episode of 'The View'.

The Democratic lawmaker continued, “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.”

But Behar seemed to not agree with Fetterman as she argued that in such a case, the January 6 rioters can also get pardon.

“They’ll say that about the J6 people too though, right? That’s what they’re going to say on the other side, that that is weaponized also," the 82-year-old TV host remarked, as reported by Daily Mail.

But Fetterman defended himself, explaining that he was talking about the hush money trial and not the other cases of the president-elect.

"Now the Democrats on our side, there were some that were gleeful, [saying] 'Now he’s a convicted felon' and those things," he said.

“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,” he added.

Joe Biden hopes Americans will understand his decision to pardon Hunter Biden

Hunter Biden was pardoned by his outgoing president father, Joe Biden, on December 1, weeks before his sentencing.

Hunter was convicted in June on three federal charges for lying about his drug use when purchasing a handgun in 2018. He pled guilty to federal tax evasion charges for a period spanning from 2016 to 2019.

Biden in his pardon announcement mentioned, “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” as per Fox News.

Justifying his decision, the commander-in-chief added, “There has been an effort to break Hunter – who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.”