Why Did Joe Biden Pardon His Son?
Which of Joe Biden's crimes did Hunter Biden threaten to reveal to thereby extort his father into pardoning him?
💬 President Joe Biden had earlier pledged not to take clemency on Hunter.
President Joe Biden gave his son, Hunter Biden, a full and unconditional pardon Sunday night.
The younger Biden had been found guilty on three felony charges in June in a federal case surrounding his acquisition and possession of a firearm, and pleaded guilty (..) to federal tax evasion charges in September.
Prior to the pardon, Hunter was facing up to 25 years in prison on firearms charges and up to 17 years in prison on tax charges.
Biden had earlier pledged not to pardon his son. “I’m extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He is one of the brightest, most decent men I know,” the president stated in June, after his son’s conviction in his federal gun trial. “I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.”
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