GOP Senator on Meet the Press Spins Wild Conspiracy Theory That Biden Has Weaponized the DOJ Against Some DEMOCRATS
A Republican Senator is pushing the wild claim that President Joe Biden is weaponizing the Department of Justice not only against former President Donald Trump, but even against some Democrats.
In a bizarre exchange on Sunday’s Meet the Press, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) argued that the federal indictments of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) — plus the FBI investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams — are all examples of President Biden weaponizing the Justice Department.
Peter Alexander, filling in as Meet the Press moderator Sunday, cited Menendez and Cuellar as a counter to the notion that the DOJ has been weaponized against Republicans — as well as Hunter Biden, who stands trial on federal gun charges starting tomorrow.
“Joe Biden’s Department of Justice is also right now prosecuting cases against Democrats. Robert Menendez, a Democrat of New Jersey, Henry Cuellar, the Democratic representative from Texas, and Hunter Biden, the case against Hunter Biden on those gun charges begins tomorrow,” Alexander said.
Cotton had an explanation for that.
“I’ve noticed that Joe Biden’s Department of Justice tends to target the Democrats that are critical of Joe Biden,” Cotton said. “Bob Menendez criticized him for his weak Iran policy.”
“So he’s weaponizing it against people who don’t like him?” Alexander asked.
“Henry Cuellar criticizes the president’s immigration policy,” Cotton said. “They’re investigating the mayor of New York because he has criticized Joe Biden’s immigration policy.”
“Sir, how about his own son, Hunter Biden.”
Cotton replied, “Hunter Biden is guilty of so many crimes he can barely even keep track of them, unlike Donald Trump, for whom they never even revealed the alleged crime that he’s supposedly tried to cover up.”
But Alexander jumped on the clear gap in the senator’s logic — the notion that Biden has weaponized the DOJ against his political enemies, and yet has allowed his own son to remain under indictment.
Alexander: Just to be clear, if he was weaponizing the Justice Department, wouldn’t he want to keep any case away from his own son?
Cotton: His own justice department tried to rig a settlement. They were forced by a judge asking questions of the prosecutor and Hunter Biden’s defense attorneys–
Alexander: But wouldn’t he get rid–
Cotton: –who had colluded–
Alexander: –of it completely? Why would he weaponize it against his own son? Just get rid of the case all together, by your argument.
Cotton: Well, because he’s going to pardon is own son after the election. And that’s what you should ask Joe Biden at the White House sometime is, “Do you commit to not pardon Hunter Biden after the election?”
Watch above, via NBC.
