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“Of course I support the pardon of my son,” Dr. Biden said in response to shouted questions from reporters at a White House holiday party.
Hunter was convicted earlier this year for lying on a federal form when he purchased a gun in 2018 and said he wasn’t a drug user. He also pleaded guilty to failing to pay federal income taxes.
President Biden said Sunday that Hunter had been unfairly targeted by Biden’s political opponents.
“People are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form,” he 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,” the president said.
Donald Trump, Biden’s predecessor (and successor) in office, pardoned war criminals, associates who obstructed justice, law enforcement officers accused of violence against people of…
