Eric Trump says former President Donald Trump wants nothing to do with the prosecution of Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton, highlighting his father's priorities if elected on Nov. 5. I showed you a glimpse.
The former president's 40-year-old son spoke to the Daily Mail on Thursday while in Palm Beach, Fla., and provided the paper with what he said were his father's priorities.
“He would want nothing to do with the prosecution of Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton,” Eric Trump said. “He doesn't care. He wants these games over.”
Eric Trump said his father wanted “a safe, prosperous world and a productive society.”
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Eric Trump told the Daily Mail that if his father, Donald Trump, were elected to a second term, he would not prosecute Hunter Biden or Hillary Clinton. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/File)
“He wants to get back to a working country where we win in everything we do. He wants to win in education, he wants to win in security, he wants to win in the economy, he wants to win in the military,” Eric Trump told the newspaper. “He doesn't want to fight a meaningless war.” Postal mail.
He said his father wants respect from all over the world.
He insisted his father had no intention of taking revenge on his political opponents.
Eric Trump cited multiple efforts to “destroy” his father, including the “Russia hoax” promoted by Hillary Clinton's campaign.
Eric Trump said his father, Donald Trump, has no intention of prosecuting Hillary Clinton and wants to “end these games.” (Craig Barritt/Getty Images, Clinton Global Initiative)
President Biden's son Hunter Biden is facing a number of legal issues. In September, he pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges.
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He could face up to 17 years in prison on these charges.
Hunter Biden faces a long time in prison. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In June, Hunter Biden was convicted of three felonies related to gun purchases he made in 2018. Prosecutors said Hunter Biden falsely stated on a required gun purchase form that he was not using drugs illegally or was addicted to drugs.
He could face up to 25 years in prison in the gun case.
He is scheduled to be sentenced on both cases in December. President Biden has vowed not to pardon his son.
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Although Eric Trump insists that his father has no intention of taking revenge on his rivals, Donald Trump himself has not ruled out the possibility of showing mercy.
Last week, Donald Trump did not rule out pardoning Hunter Biden if he wins the election.
“I'm not going to do anything overt about Hunter. It's a sad situation. But I could have done that with Hillary Clinton,” Trump told Fox News' Bill Melgin. “I could have done it with Hilary, and of course I could have done it with Hunter or whatever. But I don't want to do it with Hunter. I'm sure my father would forgive me.”
When President Trump mentioned Hillary, it wasn't clear why because she has never been formally charged with a federal crime.
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Trump was later asked again about Hunter's pardon, and said, “I'm not going to take it off the books.”
FOX News' Brooke Singman, Brianna Hurley, David Spant and Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
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