Liberal media voices defend Biden for Hunter pardon, mock conservative outrage

The first son was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year. He pled guilty to federal tax charges in September, and was convicted of three felony gun charges in June after lying on a mandatory gun purchase form by saying he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs.

Following the announcement, several liberal media figures took to social media to justify Biden going back on his pledge to not use the presidential office to benefit his own family.

MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance also appeared on the liberal network on Sunday to defend Biden.

"This is President Biden exercising a power that he unquestionably has the ability to exercise. Many presidents at the end of their term use the pardon power in ways that not everyone agrees with. I think this use of it, some people will agree, others will find objectionable given his prior statement that he wouldn't use it in this way, but it's not an abuse of power. This isn't someone trying to interfere, for instance, with the smooth transfer of power," Vance said.

"Don't be so holier than thou. This is not really about politics. This is about being a parent," he said in a video. "Of course he's going to pardon his kid."

Some liberals reluctantly criticized the president's decision, however.

"Yes, Trump's horrible, that's why we oppose him. In fact, the worse Trump is, the more important it is to #resist doing anything that resembles Trump's conduct. Biden knows it's wrong. That's why he committed over and over to not doing it. It doesn't make him the same as Trump. It doesn't erase how singularly corrupt Trump's current appointments are. It's simply wrong and we should say so, lest we forget that right and wrong still exist and awareness of it matters in our President," she added.

Over the summer, Biden ruled out a pardon for Hunter before and after he was found guilty in the gun case.

Fox News' Greg Wehner and Alex Nitzberg contributed to this article.