Chuck Todd Dismayed by Irreparable ‘Damage’ Hunter Pardon Will Do to Dem Party, Blasts ‘Selfish’ Joe Biden

Todd The statement that ░░░░░░░░ Biden made in and ░░░░░░░░ the pardon where he ░░░░░░░░ used exact same rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump uses about ░░░░░░░░ system that it was ░░░░░░░░ against Hunter Biden I ░░░░░░░░ you could have literally ░░░░░░░░ I couldn t have ░░░░░░░░ to you did Donald ░░░░░░░░ say this or Did ░░░░░░░░ say this And a ░░░░░░░░ of people might have ░░░░░░░░ Oh this is something ░░░░░░░░ would say It s ░░░░░░░░ something we were used ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden saying about ░░░░░░░░ of law and about ░░░░░░░░ justice system Well now ░░░░░░░░ have so forget who ░░░░░░░░ it You have the ░░░░░░░░ Democrat in America and ░░░░░░░░ Leading Republican in America ░░░░░░░░ agreeing on one thing ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department has been ░░░░░░░░ That is absolutely damage ░░░░░░░░ is long term damaging ░░░░░░░░ is no longer short ░░░░░░░░ damaging this is no ░░░░░░░░ one election at a ░░░░░░░░ And then it s ░░░░░░░░ so now we re ░░░░░░░░ a situation where every ░░░░░░░░ is going to come ░░░░░░░░ and as they leave ░░░░░░░░ gets their security blanket ░░░░░░░░ Okay how long do ░░░░░░░░ want it Do you ░░░░░░░░ a 10 year window ░░░░░░░░ we now have established ░░░░░░░░ 10 year window of ░░░░░░░░ you can this get ░░░░░░░░ of jail free card ░░░░░░░░ it going to be ░░░░░░░░ 15th 2015 the day ░░░░░░░░ came down the escalator ░░░░░░░░ July 20th 2029 Well ░░░░░░░░ what there s now ░░░░░░░░ precedent for it That ░░░░░░░░ what s so damaging ░░░░░░░░ this decision Guess what ░░░░░░░░ understand he probably couldn ░░░░░░░░ live with himself if ░░░░░░░░ didn t do it ░░░░░░░░ ultimately I get it ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Todd But ultimately ░░░░░░░░ has done real damage ░░░░░░░░ the country VITALI And ░░░░░░░░ the people who know ░░░░░░░░ Bidens including Senator Chris ░░░░░░░░ who I spoke to ░░░░░░░░ before I came here ░░░░░░░░ thing I asked him ░░░░░░░░ was You make the ░░░░░░░░ of these two men ░░░░░░░░ different parties seemingly agreeing ░░░░░░░░ same thing the politicization ░░░░░░░░ DoJ but what they ░░░░░░░░ t have in common ░░░░░░░░ the fact that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ never policing Trump But ░░░░░░░░ I asked Chris Coons ░░░░░░░░ if Democrats were doing ░░░░░░░░ much self policing on ░░░░░░░░ just given the environment ░░░░░░░░ to what he told ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts COONS I ░░░░░░░░ the argument that when ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump moved from ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric to action by ░░░░░░░░ to run the FBI ░░░░░░░░ run the Department of ░░░░░░░░ folks who ve made ░░░░░░░░ clear that they have ░░░░░░░░ their goal weaponizing that ░░░░░░░░ and going after their ░░░░░░░░ enemies and the president ░░░░░░░░ family are frequently on ░░░░░░░░ list of folks they ░░░░░░░░ to go after that ░░░░░░░░ changed his thinking I ░░░░░░░░ think it s unfortunate ░░░░░░░░ he changed his position ░░░░░░░░ this pardon but that ░░░░░░░░ the explanation to me ░░░░░░░░ to why he did ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends VITALI In ░░░░░░░░ few seconds we have ░░░░░░░░ I mean what do ░░░░░░░░ make of that Todd ░░░░░░░░ again if that was ░░░░░░░░ concern it goes back ░░░░░░░░ should he have ever ░░░░░░░░ for president in the ░░░░░░░░ place He had three ░░░░░░░░ in crisis at the ░░░░░░░░ that they decided to ░░░░░░░░ for president knowing full ░░░░░░░░ the risk of putting ░░░░░░░░ national spotlight on their ░░░░░░░░ was going to do ░░░░░░░░ was that fair to ░░░░░░░░ So again the reason ░░░░░░░░ family is in the ░░░░░░░░ of this is they ░░░░░░░░ to put their family ░░░░░░░░ the middle of this ░░░░░░░░ It really has been ░░░░░░░░ central question of covering ░░░░░░░░ for the last decade ░░░░░░░░ Todd It s gut ░░░░░░░░ VITALI Yes TOD It ░░░░░░░░ the phrase Shakespearean more ░░░░░░░░ in this case than ░░░░░░░░ think any political story ░░░░░░░░ ve covered.”