Key Takeaways
- Joe Biden signed a pardon for his son Hunter on two criminal charges.
- Hunter Biden was charged with two criminal charges, which his father Joe Biden claimed were politically motivated.
- Joe Biden stated that his son Hunter was selectively and unfairly prosecuted, and that he was singled out only because he is his son.
Washington: US President Joe Biden said in a statement circulated by the White House that he had signed a pardon for his son Hunter on two criminal charges, claiming that they were politically motivated.
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said.
The president recalled that at the beginning of his term, he had promised not to interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making. He kept his word, even when his son was being selectively prosecuted.”being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”
“No reasonable person can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is the president’s son – and that is wrong.,” Biden said. “In trying to break Hunter, they’ve tried to break me – and there’s no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough.”
He also claimed that Hunter had been “five and a half years sober.”
“I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further,” he added.
