Updated Dec 1, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump reacts to Biden pardoning son Hunter by raising Jan. 6 rioters' cases

Rebecca Falconer

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. — President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Photo: Alex Brandon/Associated Press

President-elect Trump responded to President Biden signing a presidential pardon for his son Hunter Biden on Sunday by highlighting the cases of the Jan. 6 rioters.

The big picture: "Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?" wrote Trump on Truth Social, in reference to those convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot who he's pledged to pardon. "Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!"

Trump has regularly described people convicted over the deadly U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, as "hostages" despite a Reagan-appointed federal judge calling such descriptions "preposterous."

Flashback: Trump said in October he wouldn't rule out issuing a pardon for Hunter Biden if he were reelected.

"I wouldn't take it off the books," Trump said during an interview with conservative radio show host Hugh Hewitt.

Go deeper: Who Trump might pardon as president

Editor's note: This article has been updated with more context.

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Trump reacts to Biden pardoning son Hunter by raising Jan. 6 rioters' cases

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