(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden announced late Sunday that he is pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, who has faced federal prosecution for gun and tax-related charges. The move comes after multiple statements by the president along the campaign trail saying he would not do so if his son is convicted.
Biden released a statement Sunday arguing that the charges were “instigated” by the president’s political opponents in Congress.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
Hunter Biden’s plea agreement with the Department of Justice fell apart at the last minute earlier this year as some lawmakers called it a sweetheart deal and special treatment for the president’s son.
Biden argued that his son, Hunter, was unfairly treated for political reasons, justifying the pardon. Biden had frequently dismissed media questions about his son and whether he would pardon him, outright saying earlier this year that he would not pardon his son if convicted.
“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 said. “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.”
Lawmakers in Congress and IRS whistleblowers have argued the opposite, saying Hunter Biden was given preferential treatment by federal investigators because of his father.
The news comes after federal prosecutors telegraphed their intention to drop the charges against President-elect Donald Trump, complying with a long-standing Department of Justice policy to not prosecute a sitting president.
House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer also alleges his investigation found that Hunter was part of the Biden family business, which raked in tens of millions of dollars from entities in countries like China and Ukraine using the “Biden brand.”
So far, that investigation has not led to any federal charges.
“For my entire career I have followed a simple principle: just tell the American people the truth. They’ll be fair-minded,” Joe Biden said. “Here’s the truth: 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.”
We all knew that his treasonous, lying, corrupt, puppet president Joe OBiden was going to pardon his criminal, corrupt, drug addict son.
We the U.S. can thank God that this disgraceful man will soon be out of office and that the useless, lying, bimbo Kama-lie-a Harris was not elected.
President Donald Trump has a lot to do to undo the damage that the treasonous Democrat Party and their puppets have created here in the U.S. and around the world.
Once they stop telling lies about Trump, they have to start telling the Truth about Hunter. Yes, Joe lied all the time he was in office but the most blaring lie was that he would not pardon his criminal son, which is proof positive that the whole family is filled with criminals who believe themselves to be above the law. Joe and his crew of leadership by prevarication, division, and deception actually believed they could consistently lie to THE PEOPLE, and expect them to continue to trust their ability or integrity to lead this nation whose face they continually lie to, when all the time we knew every bit of the truth. These sort of crimes, come not from a degenerating aged mind, but a basic core of evil and privilege that ever expects to succeed by lies and deceit in the abuse of privileges, when THE PEOPLE demand equal protection of the law from THEM. The American people believed in those lies because we are nice and trusting people to the point where, with Joe, he only thought us to be stupid,,,, but we got rid of him, his pet harpy Kamala, and his criminal party of dog headed Cynocephalic Jackels with more cleverness, and integrity this last election that they would ever be able to muster. You can never argue with someone who believes his own lies, you just need to walk away from people and political parties who do NOT respect you enough to tell you the truth, and think WE THE PEOPLE are too stupid to tell the difference.
AND its very telling that he also pardoned him for “CRIMES NOT EVEN CHARGED”… Almost like giving a full on get out of jail free card…
Democrat President, Joe Biden, and his wife, Doctor Jill Biden, Knew all along that President Joe Biden was going to pardon Hunter Bden, THE BIG GUY IN ALL OF HUNTER BIDEN’S DEALS WASN’T GOING TO PRISON.” YOU DON’T LIE ABOUT ME AND I WON’T TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU.” Author Unknown.
AND It makes yo wonder, HOW MANY MORE of his family, he will pardon!
” THE TWO-TIERED, JUSTICE SYSTEM, FOR THEE, BUT NOT FOR ME.”
Barack H. Obama Said This About His Vice President, Joe Biden,
” Never Underestimate Joe Bidens Ability To Fuxk Things Up.”
On GOOD MORNING AMERICA IN 1998, Hillary Clinton Said” If You A Turtle On A Fence Post, It Didn’t Get Get Up There By Accident.!
Describing A Person Who Is A ” POST TURTLE You Know He Didn’t Get Up There By Himself, He Doesn’t Belong Up There, He Doesn’t Know What To Do While He’s Up There, He’s Elevated Beyond His Ability To Function, And You Just Wonder What Kind Of Dumb *** Put Him Up There To Begin With.”
Former democrat President, Barack H. Obama saitd this about his Vice President, Joe Biden,” Never underestimate Joe Bidens ability to Fuxk Things Up.”
“We’ve been lied to every step of the way by this Joe Obiden Administration and the corrupt Biden family. This is just the latest in their long coverup scheme. Democrats never play by the same rules they force on everyone else.
At this rate, i honestly wonder, CAN WE EVER get the dept of just us, back to being respectable? EVEN IF WE fire (somehow) ALL THE CORRUPT ONES IN the leadership spots, and rebuild it from the top down, WILL ANYONE ever respect the DOJ again!?
This is what you get when you elect pathological liars, who raise sons who are pathological misfits. Pardon the son whom the father created, but prosecute the father whom created the disaster, and used his own son to enrich himself, not caring a twit what it did to the character of his son, nor the mental or spiritual health of what God designed as a precious unique individual to reflect his image, but thanks to dad lost all value as a viable human being, morphed by dad into the image of the great consumer of all, who took WE THE PEOPLE down with him both spiritually and financially,,,,,,so just who should be surprised our national Debt went up 10 TRILLION during the Biden crime family spree? Who votes for THAT?
Sick disgraceful family, good riddance !
I hope they Fumigate the WH before Trump starts his term in office.
We all knew it was a matter of time. Joe had to do it to save his own lying, treasonous, greedy behind. It’s a very temporary pardon.
I take great solace in God’s promise: “Vengeance is MINE! I SHALL repay!” As a “devout” Catholic, Joe should be aware of God’s plans for corrupt officials. “But…I pardoned myself!” won’t avoid that.
IF he faces justice when he passes, that’s one thing. BUT MANY OF US DON’T believe in that, and want him to face justice HERE ON EARTH!
Joe would pardon his own hard on if it got out of control. If we can’t get the son, we certainlhy can prosecute the father and his brother for the crimes he and his son did while Joe was NOT President. Hunter having been pardoned can be forced to testify against his dad or get real jail time himself, especially when he runs true to the Biden family character and lies on the stand to protect dad and his now miserable legacy.
BUT how do we force Hunter to spill on Joe?
Didn’t the “pardon” cover “co-conspirators and associates”? That would be The Big Guy. He may have already pardoned himself.
Maybe his pardon will come in a week, when he ‘quits and pushes Kamala into the presidency for 20 days..
Definitely the Biden’s will go down in American History as the worst of the worst presidential families.