President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who was convicted of gun-related prices in Delaware earlier this yr and pleaded responsible to tax evasion in California.
“I consider within the justice system, however as I grapple with this situation, I additionally consider that uncooked politics has contaminated the method and resulted in a miscarriage of justice – and as soon as I make this determination this weekend, there will likely be no have to delay it any longer. . I hope People can perceive why a father and president made this determination,” Biden mentioned in a press release.
President Biden has beforehand mentioned he wouldn’t use presidential authority to pardon or commute his son’s sentence following his conviction. The transfer was introduced Sunday night time, weeks earlier than Hunter Biden’s sentencing hearings are set for Dec. 12 within the gun case and Dec. 16 within the tax case.
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