WASHINGTON Republicans have argued for months that President Joe Biden has weaponized the U.S. Department of Justice against former President Donald Trump and his supporters.

On Tuesday morning, federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against the presidents son, Hunter Biden but Republicans claimed the charges are further evidence of a double standard.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters the fact that Hunter Biden got a sweetheart deal while Trump faces a long prison sentence is evidence of a supposedly two tier system of justice. McCarthys colleagues echoed the two-tier message.

Lets be clear: the Department of Justices charges against President Bidens son Hunter reveals a two-tiered system of justice, House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said in a statement .

Hunter Biden is getting away with a slap on the wrist when growing evidence uncovered by the House Oversight Committee reveals the Bidens engaged in a pattern of corruption, influence peddling, and possibly bribery, Comer said.

According to court filings by Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss, a Trump appointee, the younger Biden will plead guilty to willfully failing to pay federal taxes and enter a diversion program to resolve a felony charge of unlawfully possessing a firearm while addicted to illegal drugs. (Biden has been open about his past drug use .)