President Joe Biden is granting a full and unconditional pardon to his son, Hunter Biden, for any crime committed between 2014 and 2024. The outgoing 82-year-old Democratic incumbent and his White House have repeatedly insisted Hunter would not be pardoned since the U.S. Department of Justice indicted him last year on tax fraud and gun charges.
Earlier this year, Hunter Biden was found guilty on both the gun and tax charges.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” President Joe Biden said in a statement, late Sunday evening. He continued: Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form. Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
The 82-year-old Democrat concluded: “I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.”
Concerning, the language of President Biden’s pardon of his son appears to suggest there may be other acts of criminality that have not yet come to light. The pardon is “full and unconditional” and explicitly states: “For those offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024, including but not limited to all offenses charged or prosecuted (including any that have resulted in convictions) by Special Counsel David C. Weiss…”
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