President Joe Biden He said Thursday that he will not use his presidential powers to reduce the eventual sentence his son will receive. Hunter for his federal conviction for firearms crimes.
Biden, following the conclusion of a press conference held at the summit of the Group of Seven of the world’s richest democracies, responded that he would not do so when asked if he plans to commute his son’s sentence. Hunter Biden’s sentencing date has not been set, and All three charges carry up to 25 years in prison.although that is unlikely if this is a first-time offender.
Ultimately, it will be up to the US district judge Maryellen Noreikanominated for the position by former Republican president Donald Trump, decide how long, if any, Hunter Biden will be behind bars.
Biden’s comments came a day after the White House refused to rule out a possible commutation for Hunter Biden. Both the president and the White House have said for months that Biden would not forgive his son.
“I am very proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction. He is one of the brightest, most decent men I know,” Biden said earlier during Thursday’s press conference. “I respect the jury’s decision. I will do it and I will not forgive it”.
Now Hunter Biden and presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the president’s main political rival, have been convicted by American juries in an election year that has revolved around both the courts and campaign events and rallies.
The First Lady Jill Biden He attended almost every day of the trial, but did not arrive at the courtroom in time to hear the verdict. Hunter Biden walked out of the courthouse hand in hand with the first lady and his wife before getting into waiting vans and driving away.
Joe Biden stayed away from the federal courtroom where his son was tried and said little about the case, fearful of appearing to interfere in a criminal matter brought by his own Justice Department. But The Democrat’s allies are concerned about the cost that the trial (and now conviction) will take its toll on the 81-year-old man, who has long been concerned about the health and sustained sobriety of his only living son.
Hunter Biden’s conviction came just weeks after Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies related to paying money to a porn actor in the 2016 campaign to maintain his silence. The cases are in no way the same and Hunter Biden is a private citizen not running for office. But both have argued that they were victims of the politics of the moment.
Trump, however, has continued to falsely claim that his verdict was “rigged,” while Joe Biden has said he would accept the verdict involving his son and not seek to pardon him.
(With information from AP)
