In his capacity as father and President of the United States, Joe Biden has decided to grant pardon to his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of illegal possession of firearms as well as tax evasion. A decision that provokes a strong reaction.
The spirit of Thanksgiving infused the mind of Joe Biden who took advantage of this weekend to grant his presidential pardon to his son, Hunter Biden. The latter was under conviction for illegal possession of firearms as well as tax evasion, but his father granted him a “total and unconditional pardon” before leaving power. This means that Donald Trump cannot reverse this decision and that Hunter cannot be convicted for these facts, nor for any potential federal crime committed “from January 1, 2014 to December 1, 2024”.
CNN points out that this decision marks a real “turnaround” on the part of Joe Biden, because the president had publicly and repeatedly made a promise that he would not grant Hunter clemency and/or that he would not commute his pain. The latter nevertheless explains in a press release that he granted this pardon because he believes that Hunter Biden was “pursued in a selective and unfair manner” and that he had been “treated differently” from people who commit similar crimes with the aim of attack him and oppose his election.
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“I believe in the justice system, but in wrestling with this case, I also believe that politics has infected this process and led to a miscarriage of justice. I hope that Americans will understand why a father and a president made this decision,” Joe Biden wrote in his statement.
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Donald Trump plays derision
Donald Trump immediately reacted to this announcement on social networks, calling this pardon “a real abuse and denial of justice!” » In an apparent joke, the Republican also asked if the pardon included his supporters who attacked the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 insurrection – whom he promised to pardon once he returned to power.
