Washington- President Biden announced Sunday evening that he had signed a pardon for his son Hunter Biden, in a major turnaround in the final weeks of his presidency.
Mr. Biden has repeatedly pledged not to pardon his son, who was convicted in June of three separate criminal charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 while he was struggling with an addiction to illegal drugs and that he lied about it on documents to obtain the weapon and pleaded guilty to nine charges of tax evasion in a separate case in September.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the decision-making of the Department of Justice, and I “I kept my word even as I watched my son be selectively and unfairly prosecuted,” Mr. Biden said in a statement Sunday evening.
The president argued that “Hunter was treated differently” than others in similar circumstances, saying the charges came after “several of my political opponents in Congress incited them to attack me and attack me.” oppose my election.
“No reasonable person looking at the facts of Hunter’s cases can come to any conclusion other than this: Hunter was chosen solely because he is my son – and that is wrong,” Mr. Biden said .
The White House said as recently as last month, the president had no plans to pardon his son.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
