The decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

Summary

President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter Biden, reversing his prior stance against using executive clemency.

The pardon covers Hunter’s federal gun conviction and tax evasion guilty plea, sparking political controversy.

Biden cited political attacks and a “miscarriage of justice” as reasons for his decision, emphasizing his son’s recovery from addiction and the targeting of his family.

Critics argue the move undermines the judicial process, while supporters view it as within Biden’s constitutional powers.

This decision shields Hunter from potential prison time as Biden nears the end of his presidency.

  • kava@lemmy.world
    448·
    2 days ago

    and not an actual criminal

    yeah it can happen to anybody. sometimes you just forget to pay $1.4M you owe in taxes from the millions of dollars of dubious payments from overseas organizations (Burisma Holdings) owned by Russian oligarchs (Mykola Zlochevsky) that just happened to be investigated, tried and convicted of corruption

    you know what message this sends to us plebs? they can do whatever the fuck they want. all we can do is sit and watch

    • Radioactive Butthole@reddthat.comEnglish
      64·
      2 days ago

      Mykola was convicted before Hunter got involved.

      But since you believe this actually matters for some reason, what did Jared Kushner get 2 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia for after being appointed national security advisor to the president (against intelligence advisement) and given sci top secret clearance?

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
      63·
      2 days ago

      If the law truly means nothing, then may it be exposed as such and may all do as they will.

    • btaf45@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      sometimes you just forget to pay $1.4M you owe in taxes

      That’s not what he was convicted of. It was for buying a gun. That’s a bullshit witch hunt. If it was for tax evasion I would be more upset.

      • kava@lemmy.world
        11·
        2 days ago

        Robert Hunter Biden (Hunter Biden) pleaded guilty in federal court in Los Angeles this afternoon to all counts in a nine-count indictment, including three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses. There was no plea agreement.

        He pled guilty. Read more: https://www.justice.gov/sco-weiss/pr/robert-hunter-biden-convicted-three-felony-tax-offenses-and-six-misdemeanor-tax-offenses

        He was playing money and tax evasion games. Getting millions of dollars of payments from a sketchy sources in Eastern Europe through his law firm and then what would be called embezzling from his company under different circumstances

        This is not normal people behavior. This is most likely the tip of the iceberg. It’s actually a nice little sneak peek into how much money flows between different oligarchs (including US ones) through these sketchy illicit channels

        This guy absolutely is a criminal. There’s no question about it. The trial probably is politically motivated too.