Comedian Jon Stewart went after Hunter Biden, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and former President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in a segment about money in politics on “The Daily Show.”
Stewart began the segment by talking about the current legal troubles of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who faces federal bribery and obstruction charges.
He then turned to note that there are many legal ways that politicians and government figures can enrich themselves and their families through their positions, including through stocks and using influence to support their families’ careers and finances. , citing Biden, Pelosi and Kushner as example figures. He said he did it.
“Robert Menendez’s gold bars in exchange for favorable legislation are obviously cartoonishly corrupt, but for anyone who thinks that the status quo of government patronage and influence is of an entirely different species than Menendez’s, how stupid of you It is?” Stewart said, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
Pelosi has already faced criticism in 2022 for her husband, Paul Pelosi, selling up to $5 million worth of shares in a chipmaker before the lower house prepared to vote on a bill focused on the domestic chipmaking industry.
A spokesperson for Pelosi told The Hill, when asked about the timing of Paul Pelosi’s sale of the shares, that “Mr. Pelosi purchased stock options from this company over a year ago and exercised them on June 17, 2022.”
“As always, he does not discuss these matters with the Speaker until negotiations are done and the required disclosures are prepared and filed. Pelosi decided to sell the shares at a loss rather than allow misinformation in the press about this deal to continue,” added Drew Hammill.
The younger Biden has received criticism for potentially getting a board seat at Ukrainian gas company Burisma through his family name, while Kushner, who advised Trump on the Middle East, has faced scrutiny for securing a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia. just a few months after leaving public service.
The Hill reached out to Kushner, Menendez, Pelosi and Biden.
This story originally appeared on thehill.com read the full story
