President Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted on federal gun prices and is due for sentencing Dec. 12.
Regardless of the White Home’s assurances final month that the president had no intentions of pardoning his son, the announcement got here by means of on Sunday night that he had pardoned Hunter.
In an announcement, he wrote, “Right here’s the reality: I consider within the justice system, however as I’ve wrestled with this, I additionally consider uncooked politics has contaminated this course of and it led to a miscarriage of justice – and as soon as I made this determination this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it additional. I hope People will perceive why a father and a President would come to this determination.”
Requested in regards to the president’s intentions to pardon Hunter Biden on Nov. 7, shortly after the election outcomes got here by means of in favor of Donald Trump, White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned, “We have been requested that query a number of instances. Our reply stands, which is not any.”
She declined to touch upon some other pardons the president might make earlier than the top of his time period, together with any administration officers or individuals threatened by President-elect Donald Trump with authorized motion.
President Biden had additionally beforehand instructed ABC Information’ David Muir that he didn’t intend to pardon his son, throughout an interview in June.
He mentioned, on the time, that he would settle for the outcomes of the trial.
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