KJP on President Biden’s Pardon of Hunter Biden: ‘He Wrestled with This’

MILLER a different part ░░░░░░░░ your question In your ░░░░░░░░ briefing here as press ░░░░░░░░ you committed to speaking ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ quote in a transparent ░░░░░░░░ in a truthful way ░░░░░░░░ an honest way Jean ░░░░░░░░ Yes MILLER And then ░░░░░░░░ July here at this ░░░░░░░░ you were asked about ░░░░░░░░ president pardoning his son ░░░░░░░░ you said it s ░░░░░░░░ no it will be ░░░░░░░░ no it s a ░░░░░░░░ Jean Pierre Yes And ░░░░░░░░ is exactly right MILLER ░░░░░░░░ of the president s ░░░░░░░░ and that pardon it ░░░░░░░░ a yes I m ░░░░░░░░ if you would like ░░░░░░░░ explain to us the ░░░░░░░░ people really why the ░░░░░░░░ that you provided turned ░░░░░░░░ to not be true ░░░░░░░░ Pierre And I answered ░░░░░░░░ question on Monday We ░░░░░░░░ about 30 minutes on ░░░░░░░░ almost 30 minutes roughly ░░░░░░░░ minutes on this particular ░░░░░░░░ and I m just ░░░░░░░░ to reiterate what I ░░░░░░░░ on Air Force One ░░░░░░░░ your colleagues when I ░░░░░░░░ the gaggle And look ░░░░░░░░ you look at his ░░░░░░░░ it s pretty comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ statement that he put ░░░░░░░░ on Sunday when he ░░░░░░░░ this decision to pardon ░░░░░░░░ son Hunter Biden It ░░░░░░░░ s in his own ░░░░░░░░ I think it takes ░░░░░░░░ through his thinking And ░░░░░░░░ did He wrestled with ░░░░░░░░ He wrestled with this ░░░░░░░░ again he said in ░░░░░░░░ statement in his own ░░░░░░░░ that he made that ░░░░░░░░ this past weekend And ░░░░░░░░ fact is when you ░░░░░░░░ about how the president ░░░░░░░░ to this decision circumstances ░░░░░░░░ changed They have And ░░░░░░░░ couple of things and ░░░░░░░░ said this I said ░░░░░░░░ on Monday as well ░░░░░░░░ said they weren t ░░░░░░░░ to let up weren ░░░░░░░░ going to stop Recently ░░░░░░░░ Trump appointees for law ░░░░░░░░ have said on the ░░░░░░░░ that they were out ░░░░░░░░ retribution And I think ░░░░░░░░ should believe their words ░░░░░░░░ We should believe what ░░░░░░░░ say The sentencing was ░░░░░░░░ up as you all ░░░░░░░░ There was a sentencing ░░░░░░░░ up and the president ░░░░░░░░ this in his statement ░░░░░░░░ Hunter and his family ░░░░░░░░ been through enough enough ░░░░░░░░ enough and he wrestled ░░░░░░░░ these circumstances these changing ░░░░░░░░ ultimately And the combination ░░░░░░░░ that the president changing ░░░░░░░░ mind and issuing certainly ░░░░░░░░ to the president changing ░░░░░░░░ mind and issuing this ░░░░░░░░ And one thing that ░░░░░░░░ do want to point ░░░░░░░░ which I think is ░░░░░░░░ is what Congressman James ░░░░░░░░ said when he was ░░░░░░░░ He said I am ░░░░░░░░ OK with it I ░░░░░░░░ t know how many ░░░░░░░░ urged him to do ░░░░░░░░ but I did He ░░░░░░░░ to be reticent about ░░░░░░░░ This is what Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ when he spoke to ░░░░░░░░ president two weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ I emphasized continuing his ░░░░░░░░ emphasized the fact that ░░░░░░░░ as fathers have obligations ░░░░░░░░ our children So that ░░░░░░░░ a conversation that the ░░░░░░░░ himself had with the ░░░░░░░░ two weeks ago said ░░░░░░░░ the president was reticent ░░░░░░░░ he encouraged the president ░░░░░░░░ do so And this ░░░░░░░░ he thought about it ░░░░░░░░ he weighed he it ░░░░░░░░ not an easy decision ░░░░░░░░ come to and he ░░░░░░░░ out a comprehensive comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ And I would certainly ░░░░░░░░ know offer that up ░░░░░░░░ folks out there who ░░░░░░░░ wondering I would say ░░░░░░░░ read the president s ░░░░░░░░ s response to this ░░░░░░░░ full MILLER I m ░░░░░░░░ inaudible just very specific ░░░░░░░░ Pierre It s not ░░░░░░░░ colleagues who watch this ░░░░░░░░ s also the American ░░░░░░░░ MILLER Exactly Jean Pierre ░░░░░░░░ be to be fair ░░░░░░░░ And they were told ░░░░░░░░ you in July that ░░░░░░░░ would not happen and ░░░░░░░░ did Do you asking ░░░░░░░░ yourself not the president ░░░░░░░░ for yourself Do you ░░░░░░░░ like you are owed ░░░░░░░░ an apology by the ░░░░░░░░ Do you owe an ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ Pierre I just Zeke ░░░░░░░░ just laid out the ░░░░░░░░ s thinking The president ░░░░░░░░ it out himself in ░░░░░░░░ own words He did ░░░░░░░░ laid out how he ░░░░░░░░ with this decision He ░░░░░░░░ in his statement as ░░░░░░░░ president as a father ░░░░░░░░ talked about how difficult ░░░░░░░░ was to make this ░░░░░░░░ He thought about it ░░░░░░░░ weekend He did He ░░░░░░░░ about it this weekend ░░░░░░░░ wrestled with it And ░░░░░░░░ are some you know ░░░░░░░░ some real factors that ░░░░░░░░ took into consideration And ░░░░░░░░ s why I keep ░░░░░░░░ folks should just take ░░░░░░░░ a take a look ░░░░░░░░ a look read read ░░░░░░░░ statement And I know ░░░░░░░░ I said I know ░░░░░░░░ the president said That ░░░░░░░░ where we were at ░░░░░░░░ time That is where ░░░░░░░░ president was at the ░░░░░░░░ I am his spokesperson ░░░░░░░░ weekend he thought about ░░░░░░░░ He wrestled with it ░░░░░░░░ wrestled with it and ░░░░░░░░ this decision That s ░░░░░░░░ I can tell the ░░░░░░░░ people MILLER Why should ░░░░░░░░ have any confidence in ░░░░░░░░ else that he says ░░░░░░░░ Pierre I think the ░░░░░░░░ people understand and I ░░░░░░░░ they understand how difficult ░░░░░░░░ decision would be And ░░░░░░░░ would actually add and ░░░░░░░░ think it s important ░░░░░░░░ note here as you ░░░░░░░░ asking me these questions ░░░░░░░░ questions to ask that ░░░░░░░░ was a poll a ░░░░░░░░ S Gov poll that ░░░░░░░░ out that some of ░░░░░░░░ all reported on it ░░░░░░░░ it said 64 percent ░░░░░░░░ the American people agree ░░░░░░░░ the pardon 64 percent ░░░░░░░░ the American people So ░░░░░░░░ get a sense of ░░░░░░░░ the American people are ░░░░░░░░ this Obviously it s ░░░░░░░░ poll but it gives ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ 64 percent is nothing ░░░░░░░░ sneeze at But again ░░░░░░░░ president talked about this ░░░░░░░░ own words he said ░░░░░░░░ weekend he wrestled with ░░░░░░░░ This weekend he thought ░░░░░░░░ this and he made ░░░░░░░░ decision And let s ░░░░░░░░ forget we can t ░░░░░░░░ can t also forget ░░░░░░░░ some of the legal ░░░░░░░░ and former prosecutors have ░░░░░░░░ agreed on Many across ░░░░░░░░ country have virtually said ░░░░░░░░ one would be criminally ░░░░░░░░ with felony offenses with ░░░░░░░░ facts and they ve ░░░░░░░░ agreed And we ve ░░░░░░░░ from many legal experts ░░░░░░░░ this You heard me ░░░░░░░░ the U S the ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Eric Holder ░░░░░░░░ times I think about ░░░░░░░░ times on Monday No ░░░░░░░░ S attorney would have ░░░░░░░░ charge this case given ░░░░░░░░ underlying facts had his ░░░░░░░░ been Joe Smith the ░░░░░░░░ would have been fundamentally ░░░░░░░░ more fairly a declination ░░░░░░░░ warranted And we ve ░░░░░░░░ from many legal experts ░░░░░░░░ also former obviously a ░░░░░░░░ U.S. attorney.”