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Monday, December 2, 2024
Biden says he is pardoning his son, Hunter, after repeatedly stating he wouldn’t
US President Joe Biden, left, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US President Joe Biden says he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he claims in a statement released by the White House.
“I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision.”
Biden said in an interview in June that he wouldn’t pardon his son, and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre reiterated this as recently as November 8.
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