{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/video-cornyn-on-hunter-biden-pardon-blatant-corruption/", "VIDEO: Cornyn on Hunter Biden Pardon: \u2018Blatant Corruption\u2019", "2024-12-02", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "TX", "John Cornyn", "C001056", "www.cornyn.senate.gov", "cornyn", "https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed President Biden\u2019s decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, after repeated claims from his administration to the contrary. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn\u2019s remarks are below, and video can be found here.\n\n\u201cThis is blatant corruption, and an abuse of the office, and a blatant example by President Biden of him continuing to mislead and lie to the American people.\u201d\n\n\u201cJustice means nothing if it\u2019s not applied evenhandedly.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe notion that someone could be above the law simply because his father happens to be president is an affront to law-abiding citizens.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt\u2019s frankly absurd and contrary to all available facts for President Biden to claim that his son was selectively and unfairly prosecuted, especially after a sweetheart deal that was almost struck in his favor.\u201d\n\n\u201cHunter Biden was rightfully prosecuted for committing crimes and breaking the law, and it\u2019s unfair and selective for this President to single out his son for a pardon, and it sets a horrible example for future administrations.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/video-cornyn-on-hunter-biden-pardon-blatant-corruption/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4496161602437496, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}