The pardon was issued after the President of the United States repeatedly stated that he would not interfere with Hunter Biden’s legal problems
The President of the United States, , issued this Sunday (1st) a presidential pardon for his son who faces sentences in two criminal cases related to tax evasion and the purchase of a firearm.
“No reasonable person analyzing the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any conclusion other than that he was targeted simply because he is my son — and that is wrong,” the president said in a statement, calling the case a “misappropriation judicial”.
Hunter Biden was convicted earlier this year of lying about his drug use when purchasing a gun, a felony in the United States, and also pleaded guilty in a separate trial to tax evasion.
The pardon was issued after Biden repeatedly said he would not interfere in his son’s legal troubles. The White House press secretary declared, back in September, that Biden would not grant a pardon to Hunter.
At the same time, criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump were suspended following a sweeping Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity — virtually guaranteeing that Biden’s Republican rival will likely never see a prison cell, even after his historic conviction for forgery. business records in May.
“I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decisions and I kept my word, even as I watched my son being selectively and unfairly prosecuted,” Biden said in Sunday’s statement.
“The accusations in his cases arose only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” he added. “I believe in the justice system, but as I struggle with this issue, I also believe that raw politics has infected this process and led to judicial bypass.”
*With information from AFP
Posted by Carolina Ferreira
