ABC News correspondent Jonathan Karl told the ladies of “The View” that the criminal charges against Hunter Biden will become a “major issue” for Republicans to run on during the 2024 presidential election.
Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two misdemeanor tax violations and entered pretrial diversion agreement regarding the felony gun registration charge.
Karl fielded questions from his ABC colleagues including whether it will have any impact on the next election, particularly since the president will likely be the Democratic nominee, to which he immediately responded by saying “I think it will.”
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“I think it’s going to be an issue whoever the Republican nominee is, but especially if the Republican nominee is Donald Trump,” Karl said. “They will now point to the Hunter Biden as being somebody with a criminal record. And they will insist that the Biden Justice Department gave him simply a slap on the wrist while he deserved much more.”
“So look, Donald Trump and probably whoever has the Republican nomination is going to try to make the Biden family a major issue in the campaign, no question,” he added.
ABC’s Jonathan Karl told ‘The View’ co-hosts that the Hunter Biden charges will be a “major issue” that Republicans will run on in the 2024 presidential election. (Screenshot/ABC)
When asked whether the GOP criticism of there being a two-tier system of justice under the Biden DOJ is “fair,” Karl responded by saying “it depends on what perspective you’re looking at.”
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