President Biden signed a pardon for his son Hunter Sunday after the youthful Biden was convicted of federal gun fees and pleaded responsible to federal tax evasion fees earlier this yr, the outgoing Democrat introduced.
Biden, 82, claimed he was taking the controversial motion after he watched his son being “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
The about-face comes after the president beforehand claimed he wouldn’t supply a pardon or clemency for Hunter, 54.
Hunter Biden pleaded responsible in September to 9 counts tied to bilking Individuals of $1.4 million in taxes and was discovered responsible of three federal gun fees in June.
“Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form,” Biden mentioned in an announcement.
“Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”
The outgoing Democratic commander in chief argued his son “was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong.”
“There has been an effort to break Hunter – who has been five and a half years sober, even in the face of unrelenting attacks and selective prosecution. In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me – and there’s no reason to believe it will stop here,” Biden mentioned. “Enough is enough.”
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