Wed Dec 15, 2021 – 4:05 pm EST
ORLANDO, Florida (LifeSiteNews) — Former President Donald Trump surprised fans Sunday by declining to investigate scandal-prone presidential son Hunter Biden in a hypothetical second term, despite his past interest in investigating President Joe Biden’s family being the catalyst for his first impeachment.
Trump made the comments during an appearance with The First host and former Fox News powerhouse Bill O’Reilly as part of their “History Tour” event series, the Epoch Times reports.
“I don’t want to hurt a family. I’ll be honest,” Trump said. The answer elicited boos from the audience, which took both Trump and O’Reilly by surprise.
Part of that surprise was likely due to Trump’s history on the subject. During a July 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump requested that the Ukrainian government help investigate foreign interference in the 2016 presidential election, as well as the elder Biden’s role, as former vice president, in the ouster of a prosecutor who had been investigating his son’s business dealings in the country.
News of the call sparked an impeachment push, with Trump’s opponents claiming it was at the very least inappropriate given Trump and
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