Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said that the Republican Party should not “move on” if Hunter Biden gets a lenient plea deal in court this week.
The former New Jersey governor, who also previously served as a federal prosecutor early in his career, made the remarks during a Sunday interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS News’ “Face The Nation.”
Brennan noted that the president’s son is expected to “plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax charges and will enter into an agreement that could avert conviction on a gun-related charge” in court this week.
When asked if Republicans should “move on” if the plea happens, Christie responded, “No, I wouldn’t.”
“The conduct here by the U.S. attorney in Delaware, and by the Justice Department, can’t be justified,” he said. “It doesn’t take five years, Margaret. As you mentioned, I was the U.S. attorney in the fifth largest office in the country for seven years during the Bush administration. It does…
