Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), the co-chair of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, gave weight to the idea of Congress passing a law requiring an ethics disclosure clause for members of a sitting president’s family.
Speaking to NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Coons responded to a question by host Chuck Todd asking if he believed the children of a sitting president, such as former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, or Hunter Biden, should be subjected to their own codes of conduct.
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Kushner, a former top adviser to then-president Trump, has been accused by some members of Congress of having profited from his position in the White House.
As well, Hunter Biden remains a continuous topic among Republican politicians over his alleged tax fraud crimes stemming from his business dealings overseas, and recently saw his plea deal collapse in court after admitting to federal tax crimes.
Speaking to Todd about whether a presidential family should “face a little bit of extra scrutiny,” as Todd phrased the issue, Coons said, “that may be worth looking at because frankly, as you referenced, Jared Kushner wasn’t just a private citizen.”
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Coons added that you can’t “pick and choose” who to put under the microscope, referring to both Kushner and Hunter Biden.
Todd also pointed to the recent ethical debate that has surrounded some United States Supreme Court Justices; Specifically, the potential ethical lapses by Justices Clarence Thomas and Sonia Sotomayor.
