Fetterman memoir: Democratic senator calls Shapiro “f—— a——” on hot mic

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapio a “f—— a——” during a hot mic moment in the middle of a heated Zoom hearing, his new memoir reveals.

Fetterman, who was then the state’s lieutenant governor, remembers making the outburst after Shapiro gave a “very long and unnecessary” speech justifying his decision to vote against commuting the sentences of Lee and Dennis Horton, the New York Post reported.

The Lee brothers were convicted of second-degree murder in a fatal 1993 robbery and shooting.

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro arrive to speak at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) rally in Philadelphia. (Getty Images)

The hearing was part of the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons meeting when Shapiro expressed concerns about the disappearance of transcripts from the siblings’ original trial, Fetterman wrote in his memoir titled: “Unfettered.”

In response, Fetterman became angry. At one point during a private meeting, he threatened to run for governor in 2022 and drag Shapiro into a primary.

“I told him there were two tracks — that one and the one in which he ran for governor and me for Senate (which was the one I preferred),” Fetterman wrote in his new book, “Unfettered,” excerpted from The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“I was not interested in friction, but only in what I considered to be justice,” he added.

The book reportedly details how Shapiro’s men contacted Fetterman.

“He wanted me to retract what I had said and deny the rumors about the private meeting,” Fetterman wrote. “That wouldn’t happen.”

In December 2020, the board voted to commute the Hortons’ sentences. Fetterman ultimately invited Dennis Horton to be his guest at the 2023 State of the Union address.

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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., speaks with West Point cadets on the Senate floor in 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

However, her relationship with Shapiro never recovered.

“I sincerely wish him the best,” Fetterman wrote of the governor. “He brings honor to the state and maybe one day will bring honor to the country. I remember fondly the days when we were nobody trying to climb the ladder. Even though we don’t talk anymore.”

The roots of the feud within the parole board stemmed from the question of who was granted parole or pardon.

“I sincerely believed with all my heart that no one I had supported for a pardon posed a danger to society. I was prepared to put my political career on the line,” Fetterman wrote. “(Shapiro) was much more cautious, and at some point I began to think that what was influencing him was not mere prudence but political ambition.”

At one meeting, Shapiro voted against parole in 12 of 15 cases, leading Fetterman to break his reading glasses in frustration, the senator recalled.

“I believe what caused him to delay and deny requests was not so much the facts of a given case as the fear that someone whose sentence he had commuted would commit terrible violence on the outside,” Fetterman wrote.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro speaks during the Freedom Celebration ceremony at a “Wawa Welcome America” ​​event, July 4, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images)

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Shapiro’s office for comment.

At the Capitol, Fetterman clashed with fellow Democrats over his stance on working with the Trump administration and his support for Israel.