5 reactions to the Hunter Biden verdict

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a news conference before a Town Hall November 6, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., holds a news conference before a Town Hall November 6, 2019 in the Bronx borough of New York City. | Kena Betancur/Getty Images

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., part of a group of progressive lawmakers known as the "Squad," reacted to the Biden verdict while speaking with CNN on Capitol Hill Tuesday.

"What would Republicans point to as a two-tiered system of justice when the president's son was just convicted of a crime?" she asked.

Ocasio-Cortez cited reaction to the verdict within her party as evidence that "Democrats are willing to accept when our justice system works as functioned and as designed." She criticized Republicans over their concerns about the weaponization of law enforcement by the Biden administration against its political opponents.

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"We're not here trying to defund the FBI or the Department of Justice because we don't like the outcome of a given trial," she said. "We respect the judicial process." 

Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com

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