Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) responded to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter on Thursday, telling the hosts of The View that extending a pardon to President-elect Donald Trump would also be appropriate.

“Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter is facing bipartisan backlash. Even the Democrats are all over it. But what do you think? Is this much ado about nothing?” co-host Joy Behar began. “It is his son after all. And people do have sympathy for that. But a lot of people are angry with him about it. What do you say?”

“Oh, well, I think it’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden was really politically motivated. But I also think it’s true that the trial in New York for Trump, that was political as well too now. And in both cases, I think a pardon is appropriate,” the Pennsylvania Democrat said.

“And I really think collectively, America’s confidence in these kinds of institutions have been damaged by these kinds of cases. And we cannot allow these kinds of institutions to be weaponized against our political opponents. And it’s very clear, both trials were politically motivated and weaponized that on the other side,” he said.

That led Behar to ask: ” They’ll say that about the J6 people too. That’s what they’re gonna say on the other side, that that is weaponized also.”

Fetterman responded, “I’m not referring to that. I’m talking about the New York trial. And now the Democrats on our side were now, there were some that were gleeful calling it like, now he’s a convicted felon and those things.”

Continuing, he said, “And now for our party, we were talking about criminal justice and we are now talking about second chances. And now all of a sudden now you’re like, well, he’s a convicted felon and all these things. And now clearly, again, both of those trails, the Hunter Biden one and the trial in New York for Trump, that was clearly, that was politically motivated.”

Fetterman concluded: “And those kinds of charges would have never been brought unless one side could they realize that they could weaponize that.”

Trump said throughout his campaign that he would seriously consider pardoning the majority of people convicted for taking part in the protest and subsequent riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021, following a speech he gave at the Ellipse.

But he has also said that he likely would not issue a blanket pardon since some cases were much more serious than most others.