Top Senator Tells Biden to Pardon Trump to Make Up for Pardoning Hunter: 'A Lot More Balanced'

On Sunday, the President announced that he had signed a pardon for Hunter despite previously stating that he "would not interfere with the Justice Department's decision-making" throughout his term. (Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said that President Joe Biden should pardon President-elect Donald Trump for the various charges against him in order to balance out his decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden.

"As a father, I don't know that I wouldn't have done the same thing," Manchin said while speaking to CNN. "What I would've done differently, and what my recommendation as counsel would've been, 'Why don't you go ahead and pardon Donald Trump for all his charges?' Make it go down a lot more balanced if you will."