Hunter Biden has been freed from prison as President Joe Biden pardoned Hunter from federal felony gun and tax convictions. In a statement, Biden said he would not influence the Justice Department but accused officials of giving his son ‘unfair’ treatment because of the presidency.
Biden’s pardoning his son has brought a frown to his forehead as some critics have alleged that he violated his previous strong words to the effect that he will not use his presidential privilege to pardon his family members.
However, Biden justified his move, arguing that Hunter was the only one who was prosecuted due to his connection with him.
In this respect, Biden noted that all the cases that were brought against Hunter were political, with several opponents of his father inciting the charges in Congress.
Of course, Biden also stated that due to political pressure, a well-negotiated plea bargain deal that was supposed to be made had been spoilt.
Biden stressed that he trusts in the justice system, but at the same time, he also stresses the fact that he thinks that ‘‘politics’ has entered the process and spoiled the justice.
He said that as a father and President, he had to sign the clemency for his son to go free.
Some people wonder whether presidential power should properly be used in such a way and whether the president set a wrong precedent by pardoning himself.
But Biden maintained the position that he was carrying out a father’s responsibility rather than the president’s in pardoning Hunter.
And even though the prosecution in Ukraine is quite innocent, Biden’s statement pointed to the personal cost to his son.
He pointed out that Hunter had been ricky-tick teetotal for five and a half years, though constant institutional verbal volleys and still more ‘selective prosecution.’
The pardon will be considered Biden’s rather political and emotional decision. He ended his statement with the hope that the American people would comprehend why he decided to pardon his son.
In the end, this incident of Biden’s pardoned son, Hunter Biden has sparked a national conversation about the use of presidential power, the justice system, and the personal costs of public life.
