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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden
Last edited Sun Dec 1, 2024, 08:09 PM - Edit history (1)
This is the right thing to do.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/joe-biden-issue-pardon-son-hunter-biden-rcna182369
WASHINGTON Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night, a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.
"I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision," Biden said in a statement.
Hunter Biden is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12 for his conviction on federal gun charges. He also is set to be sentenced on Dec. 16 in a separate criminal case in which he pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges in September.
The pardon is expected to cover both his gun charges conviction and his guilty plea.
"I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision," Biden said in a statement.
Hunter Biden is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12 for his conviction on federal gun charges. He also is set to be sentenced on Dec. 16 in a separate criminal case in which he pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges in September.
The pardon is expected to cover both his gun charges conviction and his guilty plea.
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President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 1
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Hunter Biden just released a statement after being pardoned by President Joe Biden
LetMyPeopleVote
Dec 1
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LetMyPeopleVote
(156,277 posts)1. BREAKING: Biden pardons Hunter
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(117,167 posts)2. Right thing to do
Trump would only try to take revenge on him.
LetMyPeopleVote
(156,277 posts)3. Here is the full pardon
LetMyPeopleVote
(156,277 posts)4. Hunter Biden just released a statement after being pardoned by President Joe Biden
In It to Win It
(9,834 posts)5. And we shouldn't give a single fuck about it