President-elect Donald Trump predicted in October that President Biden would pardon his son Hunter.
“If you become president again, I would consider pardoning Hunter Biden in the name of unity,” Trump told Fox News correspondent Bill Melgin on the sidelines of a campaign rally in Arizona. Do you?” he asked.
President Trump responded: “We're not going to do anything about Hunter that will end it. It's a sad situation.”
Trump added: “His father will probably forgive him. We'll see what happens. But he's a bad kid. There's no question about that.”
President Trump asks about 'J-6 hostage' after Biden pardons Hunter
President-elect Donald Trump told Fox News in October that he expected President Biden to pardon his son Hunter. (Fox News)
President Biden on Sunday accused Republicans of unfair treatment, claiming Hunter was “treated differently” by prosecutors in announcing the decision to pardon his son.
Hunter Biden was convicted of three felony gun crimes in a Delaware court earlier this year and pleaded guilty to multiple felony tax crimes in September.
“From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the decisions of the Department of Justice, and I have kept that promise even as I have watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted,” the president's statement read. It is written.
Biden twice said he would not forgive his son Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, on June 7. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Absent aggravating factors such as use in a crime, multiple purchases, or purchasing a weapon as a straw purchaser, it is very unlikely that someone will be tried for a felony just because of how they filled out a gun form,” he said. continued. “Non-criminal resolutions are typically available for people who fail to pay their taxes due to severe addiction, but then repay them with interest and penalties.”
Mr. Biden also reminded Mr. Hunter of his struggle with substance abuse and asked Americans to “understand why our father and president came to this decision.”
President Biden (left) pardoned his son Hunter Biden on Sunday, December 1st. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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“Efforts have been made to break through Hunter's five-and-a-half years of sobriety, even in the face of relentless attacks and selective prosecution,” the president continued. “In trying to break Hunter, they tried to break me too—and there's no reason to believe it'll stop here. Enough is enough.”
