Outgoing US President Joe Biden surprisingly granted his son Hunter a pardon on Monday. For Biden’s successor Donald Trump, this is “abuse” and “failure of justice.”
“Today I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president announced on December 2. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the Department of Justice’s decision-making, and I have kept my word, despite the selective and unfair prosecution of my son.”
“No reasonable person assessing the facts surrounding Hunter could come to any conclusion other than this: Hunter was singled out simply because he is my son — and that is wrong,” Biden said.
Surprising turnaround
The president expressed hope that Americans “will understand why a father and a president came to this decision.” The White House had repeatedly stated in advance that Biden would not revoke or commute his son’s sentence.
The president’s son faced a prison sentence of up to 25 years
The decision was made over the weekend after the family spent Thanksgiving together. As is known, Biden’s son was charged and convicted of several gun law violations. He faced a prison sentence of up to 25 years.
Trump: Pardon is ‘abuse’
Criticism of Biden’s decision came from his predecessor and designated successor Donald Trump. The pardon was an “abuse” and a “failure of justice.”
He drew parallels with the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, after which many of his followers were sentenced to prison. She called Trump “hostages.” “Does Joe Hunter’s pardon include the January 6 hostages (literally, “J-6 hostages,” note) who have now been in prison for years?
After his election victory on November 5, Trump, who ruled the US from 2017 to 2021, will take office on January 20. Trump has already announced that he will pardon the prisoners on the first day of his presidency.
Trump himself pardoned a number of loyal comrades shortly before the end of his first term. Among them was real estate entrepreneur Charles Kushner, the father of Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner. He also pardoned the former head of his campaign team, Paul Manafort, and his longtime confidant Roger Stone.
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